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Old January 24th 20, 02:23 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
kinsell
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Default Future of aviation, or flash in the pan??

On 1/23/20 7:17 PM, kinsell wrote:
The nine px Alice prototype suffered a setback in Arizona as a fire on
the ground damaged the plane significantly, ahead of planned taxi tests.

https://www.flightglobal.com/air-tra...136327.article


In other electrifying news, a U.K. company is working on another
electric conversion of a small commuter airplane, this one featuring an
innovative turbine powered generator tucked inside the fuselage to top
up the batteries on those long flights.Â* So it will be powered by
electricity, JET-A, and a $12 million government grant.

https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/...tric-airliner/



Link to some of the video for those without a FB account:

https://prescottenews.com/index.php/...gional-airport