US Firm Makes History, Flies Electric Plane Using Solid-State Batteries

US firm makes history, flies electric plane using solid-state batteries

Helios Horizon, a Florida-based nonprofit, has completed what it claims is the first piloted flight of an electric aircraft using solid-state batteries. On June 5, founder and chief test pilot Miguel Iturmendi conducted a series of short test flights at Zephyrhills Municipal Airport in central Florida aboard a modified Pipistrel Taurus motor glider designated as the Helios Horizon. The aircraft, previously equipped with lithium-ion batteries rat…

Electric Airplane Powered By Solid-State Batteries Completes Test Flight - CleanTechnica

If you have been following battery energy storage developments for a while, you know the prospect of solid-state batteries is both real and seems to perpetually not arrive. Many of us might like to speculate what will happen when solid-state batteries are readily available to be used in electric vehicles ... [continued] The post Electric Airplane Powered By Solid-State Batteries Completes Test Flight appeared first on CleanTechnica.

This Electric Aircraft Is the First to Take Flight Using Solid-State Batteries

Florida outfit Helios Horizon completed what it says is the first piloted flight of an electric aircraft powered by solid-state batteries on June 5.

Helios Horizon pushes the boundaries of battery tech in crewed electric flight

A project that aims to demonstrate the feasibility of electric flight at altitudes typically flown by commercial airliners has performed its first crewed flights with the battery technology it believes will power it into the stratosphere. The nonprofit organization Helios Horizon described the June 5 flights at Zephyrhills Municipal Airport in Florida as marking “the first flight of a human-piloted electric plane powered by solid-state batteries…

Helios Horizon Completes First Ever Piloted Electric Airplane Flight Using Solid-State Batteries

In this history-making event, the demonstration showcased how using solid-state batteries instead of lithium-ion batteries can double flight times and range for electric aircraft...