But even though electric planes have been around since the 1970s ... the first flight with an electric motor took off, but it only lasted less than 15 minutes. Then, in the 1980s, lithium-ion ...

But consider that the aircraft burned no fuel and emitted zero emissions. Instead, the plane used an all-electric motor powered by a single battery. Called the e-Genius and built by engineers at ...

Electric planes, and he's not alone ... of Airbus A320s and 737s that ply the skies daily? Decades. Electric motor technology exists, from ordinary desktop fans to Teslas, but no system is ...

Virginia-based aviation company Electra says it managed to get some 2,200 orders for its short-, low-speed take off aircraft, ...

Electric RC aircraft are not known for long ... numbers out of the water with a 10 hour 45 minute flight with an RC plane on battery power. Condensed video after the break. Flight stats right ...

This isn’t your typical-looking airplane: Alice is powered ... "You build a craft around your propulsion system. Electric means we can have lightweight motors; it allows us to open up the ...

It's one way the aviation industry is trying to curb its emissions. A hybrid-electric plane will get a boost from a French engine giant A leader in helicopter engines will help Zunum Aero's hybrid ...