All-Electric Alice Aircraft Makes First Flight as Eviation Delays Entry Into Service – FutureFlight
FutureFlight Witnesses Eviation's Alice Electric Aircraft Making Its First Flight
The long-awaited start to Alice's flight test campaign last just eight minutes, but the day also brought significant news about reduced range expectations and more time needed to complete type certification.
For FutureFlight editor Hanneke Weitering, witnessing the long-awaited first flight of Eviation's Alice electric aircraft meant a trip from her Seattle area base to Moses Lake in Washington state and a pre-dawn start. The flight itself only last eight minutes but the visit yielded significant new information about the program as she shared in a video discussion.
The company has acknowledged that limitations of current battery technology have meant a reduction in its initial range target to 250 nm in VFR conditions. It says that meets expectations of early airline customers for the nine-seat aircraft, with type certification now pushed back to 2027.
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