World’s first crewed solid-state flight electrifies aviation's future (opens in new tab)  🔋EV Batteries

On June 5, test pilot Miguel Iturmendi lifted off from Zephyrhills Municipal Airport in Florida at the controls of the Helios Horizon – the first crewed, fixed-wing aircraft ever to fly on solid-state batteries. The flight was neither spectacular in distance nor in duration – it was a series of short tests to validate the aircraft's weight and balance after the new batteries had been installed – but it didn't need to be to make history.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: World'...