{"id":1671,"date":"2022-09-30T17:37:46","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T12:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tescaglobal.com\/blog\/?p=1671"},"modified":"2022-10-03T17:12:27","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T11:42:27","slug":"eviation-alice-electric-airplane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tescaglobal.com\/blog\/eviation-alice-electric-airplane\/","title":{"rendered":"Eviation Alice Electric Airplane takes first flight"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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After years of on-the-ground development,\u00a0Eviation<\/a>\u00a0Alice\u00a0<\/span>electric airplane quietly took to the air here this morning for its first test flight.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Test pilot Steve Crane guided the nine-passenger aircraft, powered by two 640-kilowatt electric motors, through its takeoff from Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, a facility in Eastern Washington\u2019s high desert that\u2019s often used for testing innovations in aviation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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When the motors revved up, they sounded like electric grass trimmers. And when the plane flew overhead, the noise was more like a hum than a roar.<\/p>\n

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Alice flew for eight minutes and reached a maximum altitude of 3,500 feet before landing safely back at the airport.<\/p>\n

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So how was the ride? \u201cIt was wonderful,\u201d Crane said. \u201cIt handled just like we thought it would. Very responsive, very quick to the throttle, and it came on in for a wonderful landing. I couldn\u2019t be happier.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Crane explained that the relatively short flight was intended to be the first in a series of \u201cbaby steps\u201d for the test program. \u201cToday was just about the initial envelope,\u201d he told reporters. \u201cFor future tests, we\u2019ll expand that envelope.\u201d<\/p>\n

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After the first flight of the eviation Alice electric airplane, test pilot Steve Crane shakes hands with Eviation CEO Gregory Davis while Clermont Group Chairman Richard Chandler looks on. (Eviation Photo)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

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The Alice is a prototype of what will eventually be a passenger plane capable of carrying around 2,500 pounds total, which equates to nine people and their luggage (just don\u2019t pack any bricks). It\u2019s powered by a pair of MagniX engines \u2014 that company just scooped up $74 million from NASA to develop more of them \u2014 and a hefty battery system from AVL. It has a max air speed of about 260 knots.<\/p>\n

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\u201cElectric aviation opens up more opportunities to connect communities where noise concerns have been a deterrent to flights, and restrict operating hours,\u201d Davis said.<\/p>\n

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As for passengers, we\u2019ll see how the new transport network plays out \u2014 maybe you\u2019ll land and get straight into a robotaxi by the time Eviation is flying in your neck of the woods. It should also be a quieter ride on the inside, though don\u2019t expect total silence.<\/p>\n

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Davis acknowledged that the design specifications and capabilities of the production version of the plane may be something of a moving target, due to Eviation\u2019s dependence on improvements in battery technology. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be carbon fiber, it\u2019s going to be fly-by-wire, it\u2019s going to be electric \u2014 so in that respect, it\u2019s the same plane,\u201d Davis said. \u201cAs far as the actual design of the aircraft, I think everything\u2019s going to be evolved.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The company has been putting its flight-ready prototype through more than a year of assembly and ground testing \u2014 with some setbacks along the way.<\/p>\n

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If all goes according to plan, the airplane will win certification from the Federal Aviation Administration and hit the market by 2027 \u2014 which is later than the 2024 time frame that Eviation was listing a year ago.<\/p>\n

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