The Chinese corporation COMAC conducted the first manned tests of the CE-25A all-electric aircraft, designed to carry 19 people.
The CE-25A has a maximum take-off weight of 10 tons, a cruising speed of about 300 km/h and an estimated range of 400 km.
Instead of traditional aircraft engines, ten electric fans are used in annular ducts, located five on each wing.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China has already received an application for approval of the CE-25A for transport aircraft requirements.