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China has produced the world’s first electric passenger aircraft to gain an airworthiness certificate. Each sells for about one million Yuan, approximately 163,000 dollars.The number of orders for the aircraft has reached 28.

Highlights

• BX1E has a 14.5-meter wingspan
• First Electric Aircraft – BX1E
• A maximum payload of 230 kgs.
• It can fly at an altitude of 3,000 meters.
• The charging is completed within two hours, allowing a flight time of 45 minutes to one hour, at a maximum speed of 160 km per hour.
• The plane was designed by Shenyang Aerospace University and Liaoning general aviation academy in the northeastern Liaoning Province.
• The first two aircrafts were delivered to Liaoning Ruixiang General Aviation Co., Ltd
• Each sells for about one million yuan (USD 163,000). The number of orders has reached 28, Xinhua reported
  Uses:
• Pilot training
• Tourism
• Meteorology
• Rescue operations