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GKN Aerospace has delivered the first fully integrated wings, empennage, and electrical wiring interconnection systems (EWIS) for the Eviation <a href="https://www.futureflight.aero/aircraft-program/alice">Alice</a> all-electric aircraft.&nbsp; The wings and empennage feature advanced composite technology and are the first delivered by GKN Aerospace as fully integrated structures.
In a June 3 announcement, GKN said U.S-based Eviation, is taking advantage of GKN Aerospace’s skills in airframe, structures and EWIS from across the Europe-based group. Products manufactured at facilities in Cowes, Filton, Western Approach, and Hoogerheide have supported the build and assembly. GKN completed final assembly and integration at the new £32 million ($45 million) Global Technology Centre in Bristol.
GKN Aerospace and Eviation announced the collaboration agreement covering the design and manufacture of wings, empennage, and EWIS in May 2020. The parts were produced using pre-preg open moldings and autoclave curing. GKN says it is currently planning for a low rate of initial production.
Eviation plans to fly the nine-passenger, 500-mile-range Alice for the first time later this year as it aims to complete FAA type certification by the end of 2023.&nbsp;The aircraft is powered by an electric propulsion system developed by its sister company MagniX. It recently took delivery of the first example of this unit at its new headquarters in Washington state. 
An image released by Eviation to accompany today's announcement shows the original design for Alice. The company has declined to comment on reports that it has redesigned the aircraft since it was first unveiled in 2019.
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GKN Supplies First Wings, Empennage and Wiring For Eviation Alice Aircraft

Eviation Aircraft is stepping up preparations for the first flight with its all-electric <a href="https://www.futureflight.aero/aircraft-program/alice">Alice</a> aircraft later this year. It reported today that it has taken delivery of the first electric propulsion unit (EPU) supplied by its sister company, MagniX.
According to Eviation, it remains on track to complete FAA type certification of the fixed-wing aircraft by the end of 2023. This is about 12 months later than initially targeted, with the delay largely caused by disruption from a fire that in January 2020 damaged an earlier prototype during ground testing in Prescott, Arizona. The source of the fire was traced to a fault in a ground-based battery system. 
The company, which is now based at Arlington in Washington state, says that the Alice will be able to carry nine passengers just over 500 miles. It has not commented on reports that the design has been changed over the past year. Images published in FlightGlobal in January showed what seemed to be a reworked model with two forward-facing propellers on the horizontal stabilizer of a T-shaped tail. The original prototype had a pair of pusher propellers on the wingtips and one more on the rear end of the fuselage.
MagniX, which like Eviation&nbsp;is owned by Singapore-based Clermont Group, has been flying its EPU since December 2019&nbsp;on other aircraft, including a Cessna Grand Caravan and the DeHavilland DH-2 Beaver. The company says it expects to complete certification of the electric motor and battery combination under FAA Part 33 rules in 2022. 
“The MagniX delivery is one of the key milestones in getting emission-free, low-cost, all-electric aviation off the ground with the first flight of the Alice,” said Eviation CEO Omer Bar-Yohay. “After many successful flights and tests of the MagniX EPUs, we’re confident the system will propel us to bring Alice to market and deliver&nbsp;a sustainable, scalable mobility solution that will revolutionize passenger and cargo flights.”
Eviation has sub-let several hangars at Arlington Airport and has spent at least $300,000 to renovate the facility to support its plans for the Alice development work.
MagniX is nearby, in Everett, Washington. Its CEO, Roei Ganzarski, was appointed chairman of Eviation in November 2019. 
During interviews with FutureFlight’s sister publication AIN, Eviation said that the $4 million aircraft will offer direct operating costs of just $200 per flight hour. U.S. operator Cape Air placed the launch order for Alice in a June 2019 deal for an undisclosed number of aircraft. The company claims to have total orders&nbsp;for 150 aircraft with more than one customer but has not disclosed the names of any other prospective operators.
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A fire broke out during ground testing of Eviation’s all-electric <a href="https://www.futureflight.aero/aircraft-program/alice">Alice</a> aircraft on January 22 at Prescott Regional Airport in Arizona. The company said that the fire is believed to have been caused by a fault with a ground-based battery system. It has yet to confirm how extensively the prototype aircraft may have been damaged in the incident.
The Prescott Fire Department was on standby for the planned test and quickly extinguished the fire, which caused no injuries. Eviation has begun an investigation into the full causes of the fire and has not said how the incident may impact plans to begin flight testing the aircraft.
Israel-based Eviation is aiming to complete type certification for the fixed-wing Alice before the end of 2022 under the FAA’s Part 23 rules. The first prototype arrived in Prescott in late 2019, having been shipped from Vannes, France, where it was assembled at facilities owned by composite fuselage supplier Carboman Group.
Two more prototypes are due to be delivered to the U.S. this year. Eviation pushed back plans to begin flight testing in late 2019 into 2020. The company has been doing development work in partnership with the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott campus&nbsp;but intends to conduct Alice’s flight testing at Moses Lake in Washington.
Alice is being designed to carry nine passengers on flights of up to around 650 miles and at speeds of up to almost 280 mph. The aircraft is powered by three electric motors provided by Magnix, which is part of the Singapore-based Clermont Group that is now the majority shareholder in Eviation.
It has a&nbsp;900-kWh battery pack powering&nbsp;electric motors that drive three variable-pitch propellers—one installed in the tail of the aircraft, and one on each side of the wing. The combined power of the three electric motors is 260 kW. Full charge time for the batteries is projected at 70 minutes, or 30 minutes to provide enough power for a 60-minute flight.&nbsp;
Eviation says that the $4 million aircraft will offer direct operating costs of just $200 per flight hour. U.S. operator Cape Air placed the launch order for Alice in a June 2019 deal for an undisclosed number of aircraft. The company claims to have total "orders" for 150 aircraft with more than one customer but has not disclosed the names of any other prospective operators.

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