China’s first electric plane, RX1E Ruixiang

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"has become the world’s first electric passenger airplane to receive an airworthiness certificate."
http://www.greenoptimistic.com/rx1e...enger-plane-made-china-20150625/#.V1r1Mr6_S1h

RX1E, which is made up of carbon fibre composite material, takes one and half hours to charge and gives 40 mins of flight time. With a 14.5 m wingspan, a maximum cruising speed of 150 kph and a maximum take-off weight of 500 kg, RX1E can fly at an altitude of 3000 m.

The plane costs 980,000 yuan (USD 156,700) with a flight cost of less than 20 yuan per hour and has received 28 orders so far. It can be used for pilot training, tourism, meteorology and rescue operations. Already, the first two airplanes were delivered to Liaoning Ruixiang General Aviation Co., which will use them for flight training.

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:shock:

hehe... "airworthiness certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China". (Pilot and crew expected to make a full recovery! Honest!)
 
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