The Chinese CE-25A electric aircraft made its first manned flight.
On November 14, the first manned flight of the Chinese CE-25A electric commercial aircraft took place in Binzhou, Shandong Province. On board were two pilots and a test engineer. The plane spent 16 minutes and 38 seconds in the air, covering 60.4 km. All parameters were within the expected values.
The CE-25A was developed by COMAC in collaboration with battery manufacturer CATL and Shanghai Jiaotong University. It is a 19-seat plane with a maximum take-off weight of 10 tons. It is equipped with a distributed electric power plant with fans in ring ducts located above the wing.
The stated characteristics of the CE-25A are: cruise speed 300 km/h, flight altitude 2,400 m and range 400 km. The plane is intended for commercial transport between cities.
The CE-25A reportedly completed its first unmanned autonomous flight on February 2. So far, 19 unmanned test flights have been carried out. The Civil Aviation Administration of China has already received the application for a type certificate, but the certification has not yet been completed.
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