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Elysian Aircraft develops battery-powered passenger plane
Dutch startup Elysian Aircraft is developing one of the world’s first large-scale battery-powered passenger planes, the E9X. The aircraft is designed to carry between 88 and 100 passengers with an initial range of 800 kilometers, with a long-term goal of reaching 1,000 kilometers.
To accommodate existing airport infrastructure, the design features a wingspan of over 50 meters with folding wingtips. The aircraft will utilize six electric motors and an innovative wing structure that integrates approximately 40 battery modules, each weighing roughly 1,000 kilograms.
Co-founder Daniel Jacobson states that successful implementation could reduce emissions to zero for half of the world’s flights and decrease total aerospace sector emissions by 20 percent. While the company is currently testing a scaled demonstrator model to analyze aerodynamic behavior, full commercial service is targeted within the next decade.
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Amsterdam Schiphol Airport · Daniel Jacobson · Eindhoven University of Technology · Elysian Aircraft · Maarten Steinbuch · Schiphol Airport
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- [● 4 SOURCES] International aviation CO2 emissions have increased since 2020. arabic.euronews.com · www.euronews.com · hu.euronews.com · it.euronews.com
- [● 4 SOURCES] Elysian Aircraft is building a battery-powered passenger plane. arabic.euronews.com · www.euronews.com · hu.euronews.com · it.euronews.com
- [● 4 SOURCES] The aircraft will use folding wingtips to fit current airport gate infrastructure. arabic.euronews.com · www.euronews.com · hu.euronews.com · it.euronews.com
- [● 4 SOURCES] The plane is designed to carry 90 passengers. arabic.euronews.com · www.euronews.com · hu.euronews.com · it.euronews.com
- [● 4 SOURCES] Electric flight could reduce total aerospace sector emissions by 20 percent. arabic.euronews.com · www.euronews.com · hu.euronews.com · it.euronews.com
- [● 4 SOURCES] The aircraft will initially cover 800 kilometers and eventually 1,000 kilometers. arabic.euronews.com · www.euronews.com · hu.euronews.com · it.euronews.com
- [● 4 SOURCES] Aviation contributes approximately 6 percent to global heating. arabic.euronews.com · www.euronews.com · hu.euronews.com · it.euronews.com
- [● 4 SOURCES] The ICAO adopted a goal of carbon neutral growth starting in 2020. arabic.euronews.com · www.euronews.com · hu.euronews.com · it.euronews.com