china's electric aircraft makes debut flight
the ag60e, china's self-developed two-seater light-sport aircraft, makes its debut flight in jiande of hangzhou city, zhejiang province, on jan 3, 2024. [photo/weibo account of sasac]
the ag60e, a type of electric plane developed by the state-owned conglomerate aviation industry corp of china, made its first flight on wednesday, according to the corporation.
the company said in a news release that an ag60e prototype took off from the qiandaohu general aviation airport in zhejiang province's jiande and landed on the same airport after conducting a short test flight.
developed and built by avic general aircraft, the ag60e is an electrically powered version of the ag60 light-weight utility plane and has been designed for civilian purposes such as flight training, agricultural survey and aerial sightseeing.
researchers from tongfei yema, a subsidiary of aviation industry corp of china, pose for a group photo at qiandaohu general aviation airport in jiande of hangzhou city, zhejiang province, on jan 3, 2024. [photo/weibo account of sasac]
specifications about the new electric plane have yet to be published.
an ag60 is 6.9 meters long with a wingspan of 8.6 meters. it can fly to an altitude of 3.6 kilometers and has a maximum speed of 218 km per hour. the plane's flight range is about 1,100 km, according to the corporation.
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