eFlyer 2 All-Electric Aircraft Takes First Flight with 80% Lower Costs

Electric plane designed to ease pilot shortage aces first flight

Bye Aerospace's eFlyer 2, a fully electric two-seat trainer, just completed its first test flight over Colorado. The company says the aircraft could cut flight-training costs by as much as 80% compared to conventional combustion-engine trainers – a number worth watching closely, given how badly the industry needs cheaper ways to churn out new pilots.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft, TransportTags: Electric, Transport, Bye Aerospace, Test Fligh…

eFlyer 2 all-electric aircraft takes first flight with 80% lower costs

Bye Aerospace's eFlyer 2 has completed its first flight, beginning testing of an all-electric trainer targeting lower operating costs.

Centennial electric plane maker completes first flight of aircraft

The Colorado company has been developing electric aircraft since before 2012 and says it has more than 1,000 orders to fill once its eFlyer 2 plane lands federal approval.

Bye Aerospace achieves first flight of all-electric eFlyer 2

Bye Aerospace successfully completed the first flight of its all-electric eFlyer 2 aircraft, designed specifically for the flight training market.

eFlyer 2 technology to disrupt the flight training market

Electric power company magniX’ Samson batteries powered the first flight of Bye Aerospace’s eFlyer 2 prototype this week from Centennial Airport near Denver, Colorado. The company revealed that this was the first flight to be powered by magniX’s Samson300 battery product which offers energy density of 300 Wh/kg, cycle life of over 1,000 full-depth discharge cycles and patented safety technologies. The batteries can be integrated into aircraft as…