Electric plane from Airbus successfully took to the air Bashny.Net

Airbus conducted flight tests of his electric aircraft E-FAN, which culminated in the success, have demonstrated the huge potential of the wide use of these aircraft. During the test flight of the Airbus E-FAN a top speed of 180 kilometers per hour and one battery charge lasted in the air for one hour.





 

The instance that is now being tested by the aircraft manufacturer, has only two pilots and a maximum takeoff weight of the apparatus, according to the technical documentation should not be more than 550 pounds. With a length of 6700 mm, and the wingspan – 9500 mm, which puts him in the same class of small sport aircraft.

 

The energy used during flight is stored in two lithium polymer batteries, the total capacity of which is 40 ampere-hours.





Representatives of Airbus said that in addition to low cost of operation and safety to the environment, E-FAN has a whole series of extremely important characteristics. The plane is completely silent, and the sound during its flight does not exceed the volume of normal household Hairdryer. And the fact that the plane did not have conventional fuel, allows him to get on the flight and in any situation, since this design eliminates the possibility of ignition of the aircraft during an emergency landing.





Note that the work on the Airbus E-FAN in addition to the specialists of the aircraft manufacturer, are also employees of the European aerospace concern EADS and the company's engineers Rolls-Royce. In addition to the E-FAN they have there is another model of electric aircraft, equipped with solar panels that will produce energy required for flight during movement.

Source: zeleneet.com