According to the manufacturers, the aircraft, a two-seater plane,
will be CO2-emission-free and almost silent during flight, adding that
it is a “plug-in” plane with a wingspan of 31 feet. With its wings
containing 120 lithium-ion polymer batteries, and twin 30-kilowatt
engines, the plane is capable of flight speeds up to 136 miles per hour.
Made from carbon fibre composite materials, keeping the aircraft’s
weight at an incredible 1100 lbs when empty, the E-Fan 2.0 is the
world’s first all-electric plane certified for International Civil
Aviation airworthiness standards.
Even though it is not a commercial plane that could travel on a long
journey, the E-Fan technology is currently being used by Airbus to
build electric aircraft training models for flight schools.
The company says it will produce a 100-seat electric passenger plane
by 2050, and a four-seater E-Fan 4.0 is also scheduled for production
by 2019
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