China Scores Electric Aircraft First With Four-Seater Certification

Liaoning General Aviation Academy's RX4E

The RX4E is the first electric aircraft to receive Part 23-equivalent certification, and also the first electric four-seater to be certified.

Credit: Liaoning General Aviation Academy
China has type certified the first electric aircraft to be approved to the equivalent of the FAA’s Part 23 airworthiness regulations. Developed by the Liaoning General Aviation Academy (LGAA) of Shenyang Aerospace University, the RX4E is also the first four-seat electric aircraft to be certified...
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