Aircraft
Aero Electric Outlines Sun Flyer Progress
Solar-electric training airplanes promise significant cost savings for new pilots.
Aero Electric is showing the proof-of-concept prototype of its two-seat solar-electric flight trainer this week at EAA AirVenture. (Photo: Matt Thurber)
Aero Electric is showing the proof-of-concept prototype of its two-seat solar-electric flight trainer this week at EAA AirVenture. (Photo: Matt Thurber)

Development of the Aero Electric Sun Flyer solar-electric flight trainer continues, and the two-seat proof-of-concept prototype is on display this week at EAA AirVenture 2016 in Oshkosh, Wis. The all-composite airplane, which is powered by a 100-KW electric motor fed by LG lithium-ion batteries, is entering the next phase of ground and then flight testing, and it should fly in early fall. FAA certification in the primary category is expected in 2018, and plans are to obtain certification in additional countries.


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