With more than 35 years of experience in aviation, the New Jersey company will handle sales and support in 15 eastern states for Pipistrel’s aircraft, including the electric Velis Electro and the Panthera.
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First flight: Electric Sky Jeep
A firm based at Old Buckenham Airfield in Norfolk, England, has been working on the electric Sky Jeep, which is based on a Zenith CH-750, for the past three years.
Pulitzer Electric Aircraft Race postponed
Economic conditions and “a strong priority by the aircraft manufacturers on product development and certification hampered” the National Aeronautic Association’s ability to secure the necessary sponsorships to hold the race in 2023, according to NAA officials.
Electric aircraft race in the works
Pre-registration is now open for the first Pulitzer Electric Aircraft Race, planned for May 2023. The race will be a four-day, 1,000-nm cross-country race beginning in Omaha, Nebraska, and ending near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
ASTM working on standards for hybrid-electric engines
“This proposed standard is intended to support companies that are creating hybrid-electric power generation systems for use as the primary source of electrical propulsive power in electric aircraft,” says ASTM member David Eichstedt. “They will benefit from a more clearly-defined certification path, but aircraft developers will also benefit.”
First flight for Alice but still a long way to go
I’m one of many who are hoping for a breakthrough in battery technology.
First flight for student-built electric Sling
Students in Switzerland built an all-electric airplane that flew for the first time Sept. 30, 2022. But that’s just the beginning, they say.
All-electric aircraft makes first flight
Powered by two magniX magni650 Electric Propulsion Units (EPUs), the aircraft lifted off at 7:10 a.m. from Grant County International Airport (KMWH) in Moses Lake, Washington, east of Seattle.
Electric Archer in the works
Piper Aircraft has partnered with CAE to develop an electric conversion kit for Piper Archers.