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Google’s Kitty Hawk electric aircraft with 100-mile range

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Google’s Kitty Hawk electric aircraft with 100-mile range

Kitty Hawk, the electric flight startup backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, unveiled its third aircraft on Thursday. Heaviside, which is abbreviated to HVSD, is roughly 100 times quieter than a helicopter, and it can travel the 55 miles from San Jose to San Francisco in about 15 minutes, the company says.

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China makes first electric passenger plane

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China makes first electric passenger plane

Beijing:  China has produced the world’s first electric passenger aircraft to gain an airworthiness certificate.

The “BX1E” has a 14.5-metre wingspan and a maximum payload of 230 kg. It can fly at an altitude of 3,000 metres, Xinhua news agency reported. It can be charged within two hours and can fly for 45 minutes to an hour at a maximum speed of 160 kmph.

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