CAE's electric Piper Archer stalled at the design stage, exposing the battery physics gap between electric aviation promises and usable training aircraft.
TowerEviation Alice completed its first flight on September 27, 2022, raising the question of whether all-electric regional aviation can overcome battery physics to serve short-haul routes commercially.
VectorHeart Aerospace's 2022 pivot from a 19-seat all-electric design to a 30-seat hybrid reveals where battery aviation actually stands today.
VectorNASA's X-57 Maxwell validated the aerodynamics of a radically smaller wing powered by 12 leading-edge electric motors, shaping how engineers now design the next generation of electric aircraft.
VectorSolid-state batteries could push aircraft pack energy density from 200 to 500+ Wh/kg, but manufacturing challenges mean meaningful aviation use is still a decade away.
VectorThe Eviation Alice completed its first flight in September 2022, but battery physics and a long certification road separate that milestone from commercial airline service.
VectorRadio Hangar explores The Rolls-Royce Spirit of Innovation, the Fastest Electric Airplane Ever Flown, and What a Three-Kilometer Speed Record Actually Proves About Batteries.
VectorHow the Rolls-Royce Spirit of Innovation set a 387 mph electric flight record - and why the real breakthrough was battery heat, not speed.
VectorElectric aviation lives or dies on one number: watt-hours per kilogram. Here's the energy wall it has to beat.
VectorVertical Aerospace raised $100 million to fund Valo eVTOL certification, in-house battery production, and a new hybrid-electric prototype.
TowerHow the Pipistrel Velis Electro became the first type-certified electric airplane - and why liquid-cooled batteries made EASA say yes.
VectorEviation's Alice became the first all-electric commuter aircraft to fly in 2022, but certification and battery limits define its path forward.
VectorA realistic look at who is actually flying electric airplanes today, from certified trainers to eVTOL prototypes.
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