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[8] [9] The first ion-propelled aircraft to take off and fly using its own onboard power supply was a VTOL craft developed by Ethan Krauss of Electron Air in 2006. [10] His first patent application was filed in 2014, and he was awarded a microgrant to support his project by Stardust Startups in 2017. [ 11 ]
The aircraft weighs just over 2.5 kilograms (6 lb) and has a wingspan of 5 metres (16 ft 4.9 in). [7] The MIT engineers were able fine tune the aircraft to find the best design and power requirement by employing a technique known as geometric programming. It can fly at around 4.8 metres per second (16 ft/s; 17 km/h; 11 mph).
Ion propulsion is the main thrust source of the spaceship Kosmokrator in the East German/Polish science fiction film Der Schweigende Stern (1960). [115] Minute 28:10. In the 1968 Star Trek episode "Spock's Brain", Scotty is repeatedly impressed by a civilization's use of ion power. [116] [117]
Ion prototype at AirVenture 2010 ION 100 ION 100. The Ion Aircraft is a two-seat, twin boom, pusher configuration light aircraft based on the DreamWings Valkyrie. It was still in development in 2010 but is intended either for homebuilding from kits or flyaway production, with versions meeting US and European rules.
The aircraft uses on-board lithium-ion batteries to power the two electric motors and can carry one pilot and one passenger. A test flight was conducted in April 2014 at Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport , France, landing in front of a large audience, the French Minister of Industry Arnaud Montebourg being one of them.
Matsushita / Tokyo Institute of Technology aircraft: Japan: Propeller: Battery: Experimental: 2006: Prototype: Powered by 160 AA battery cells. [52] Mauro Solar Riser: Propeller: Solar: Experimental: 1979: Prototype: First manned, solar-powered airplane. Based on the UFM Easy Riser. Solar cells charged battery for flight. [53] MC15E Cri-Cri ...
The aircraft is in production and the manufacturer has indicated that they intend to deliver 31 examples during 2020. [3] The first one was delivered on 16 July 2020 to a customer in Switzerland. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] In January 2021, Pipistrel announced an order for 50 Velis Electro from Green Aerolease from France.
Data from AVweb General characteristics Crew: 1 Capacity: 1 passenger Powerplant: 1 × electric motor Performance Cruise speed: 190 km/h (120 mph, 100 kn) References ^ a b "South America's First Electric Airplane Takes Flight". Retrieved 29 June 2015. ^ "Sora-E". Retrieved 29 June 2015. This aviation -related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.