With MagniX Propulsion System Delivered, Eviation Prepares for Alice's First Flight
The company says it is on track to complete type certification for the nine-passenger aircraft in 2023 but won't comment on reports of a significant redesign.
Eviation Aircraft is stepping up preparations for the first flight with its all-electric Alice 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.
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