By Dominic Gates From The Seattle Times The electric commuter plane startup Eviation said Thursday it has finalized the design for its Alice aircraft and is on track for its first flight this year. In a hangar in Arlington, Wash., where the company is based, technicians have assembled the fuselage and tail of the first plane. The wings, supplied by GKN, have arrived at the facility but have yet to be attached. “We’re actually building that airplane as we speak,” Eviation chairman Roei Ganzarski said. “And we’re about to fly it here later this year.” The plane, carrying nine passengers and two crew, will be battery powered, with propellers turned by electric motors made by sister company MagniX of Everett, of which Ganzarski is CEO. It’s expected to have a range of about 500 miles. The final design shows dramatic changes from a prototype touted at the 2019 Paris Air …
Originally found on the Epoch Times Read More
