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China Completes Maiden Crewed Flight of All-Electric Passenger Aircraft

China's indigenously developed 10-tonne all-electric passenger aircraft, dubbed CE-25A, successfully completed its maiden crewed flight on Saturday, November 14, in the eastern province of Shandong.

China Completes Maiden Crewed Flight of All-Electric Passenger Aircraft — Newsbeat technology coverage
Key Facts
  • China's indigenously developed 10-tonne all-electric passenger aircraft, dubbed CE-25A, successfully completed its maiden crewed flight on Saturday, November 14, in the eastern province of Shandong.
  • The aircraft, carrying two pilots and a flight-test engineer, remained airborne for 16 minutes and 38 seconds, covering a distance of 60.4 kilometres.
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