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Electric Flight

Zero-emission planes hit turbulence: What do recent delays mean for net-zero aviation?

Are hydrogen tanks getting lighter? Are fuel cells getting more powerful? Is battery chemistry improving? Recent setbacks for zero emissions aviation are proving to be a wake-up call.

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Eviation inks deal for 50 electric planes for Caribbean

Island-hopping by plane in the Caribbean is set to get a whole lot more eco-friendly.

The first flight for Rolls-Royce all-electric plane ‘Spirit of Innovation’ flown at Boscombe Down on Wednesday 15th of September 2021.

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Jet zero: Rolls-Royce smashes record for world’s fastest all-electric plane

Rolls-Royce's all-electric ‘Spirit of Innovation’ aircraft sets what it hopes will be a new speed record, making it the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft.

This artist's concept of NASA's X-57 Maxwell aircraft shows the plane's specially designed wing and 14 electric motors. NASA Aeronautics researchers will use the Maxwell to demonstrate that electric propulsion can make planes quieter, more efficient and more environmentally friendly.

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NASA to start tests on first all-electric X-plane

NASA to start testing first all-electric X-plane, the X-57 Maxwell, as it moves from component design and prototype phase to operation as integrated aircraft.

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Ampaire hybrid electric aircraft runs first flight trials over Hawaii

LA-based hybrid-electric aircraft developer Ampaire launches one-month trial flying between Hawaiian island destinations.

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Airbus wants to put a hydrogen plane in the air by 2035

Airbus says battery technology is developing way too slowly so it will turn to hydrogen technology to put a long haul zero emissions aircraft in air by 2035.

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Musk hints Tesla batteries could enable electric flight by 2023

Tesla batteries could have an energy density high enough to power an electric plane by 2023, Elon Musk has hinted on Twitter.

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Air Race E unveils world’s first electric race plane at Dubai Airshow

Airbus-backed electric racing series unveils world’s first electric race plane – a “highly-modified” Cassutt aircraft racer built by Team Condor.

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High altitude solar aircraft find testing site in outback Western Australia

A remote WA outback airport will host test flights and form a gateway to the stratosphere for Airbus's solar high-altitude pseudo-satellite, the Zephyr HAPS.

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MIT researchers develop totally silent electric plane with no moving parts

Researchers conduct first successful flight of a totally silent electric plane that has no moving parts and flies using "ionic wind".

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