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Electricity Costs only 800 Yen. World's Largest Electric Airplane Successfully Completes Its 27-Minute Maiden Flight

Isn't it amazing that you can fly for 27 minutes for just 800 yen? An 11.3-ton airplane successfully completed its maiden flight using only battery power. What's more, the electricity cost was only $5 (800 yen: calculated at $1 = 160 yen). The successful maiden flight was by Heart Aer…
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This month, the so-called "largest battery aircraft that has ever taken off" made its inaugural flight at Plattsburgh International Airport in the United States. It is the X1, developed by Heart Aerospace, which has 32 meters of wingspan, about 23 meters of length and a maximum weight at takeoff of 11 meters...

Isn't it amazing that you can fly for 27 minutes for just 800 yen? An 11.3-ton airplane successfully completed its maiden flight using only battery power. What's more, the electricity cost was only $5 (800 yen: calculated at $1 = 160 yen). The successful maiden flight was by Heart Aer…

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GIZMODO JAPAN(ギズモード・ジャパン) broke the news on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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