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Fully electric 90-passenger plane could fly 500 miles
Elysian has designed an electric regional aircraft with a range of 500 miles and space for 90 passengers, which it aims to fly commercially within a decade.
However, Dutch startup Elysian is challenging that assumption with its plans for a fully electric regional aircraft, with a range of 500 miles (805 kilometers) and space for 90 passengers, capable of reducing emissions by 90% — which it aims to fly commercially within a decade. Among the other known design elements is the placement of the landing gear in the wings rather than the body of the plane, wingtips that can fold up to save space and a gas-turbine-based “reserve energy system” that can provide emergency power in case of a diversion. Finally, Swedish manufacturer Heart Aerospace is working on a 30-passenger plane called ES-30 that would have a range of just 100 nautical miles in all-electric configuration, but over 400 when using a combination of electric and traditional turboprop engines; it has only tested a scale model so far, but plans to enter commercial service in 2028.
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