On sunday december 23rd at 11:50 am took place the first flight of the Electra F-WMDJ, equipped with electrical engine of 25cv and Lithium polymere batteries.
The pilot - test engineer Christian Vandamme - realized this historical test from the Aspres sur Buech airfield (French Alpes).
Plane BL1E "ELECTRA F-WMDJ
This 48 minutes flight over more than 50 kilometers realized in closed circuit is the world premiere flight of this type.
This exceptional technological progress in the leisure aviation sector proposes an alternative solution without precedent to the current thermic engines for aircrafts requiring a 15 to 50ch power. This flight uses the electrical engine for light aircrafts respecting the environmental context and the control of energy costs.
The single-seater Electra is the first conventional airplane to run entirely on batteries. The plane has a very traditional design, the only difference being the method for turning the prop. It shows that as the energy density of batteries increases, so too does their potential application.
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