European General Aviation Industry Embraces Electric Propulsion

five-passenger Alcyon M3c regional STOL aircraft
The six-seat Alcyon will use the same hybrid propulsion components as the tandem-seat Alerion, in a distributed, redundant configuration.
Credit: Avions Mauboussin
For electric aviation, the shot heard round the world could prove to be European type certification of Pipistrel’s Velis Electro training aircraft in June 2020. At the time, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said it expected its rigorous approval of the two-seater to pave the way for...

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