Electric airplane sets ascent record with Siemens drive system

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By mmillikinJan 29, 2017, 6:00 am273 pts
An electric-drive Extra 330LE aerobatics plane recently set a world record in ascent in the category of “Electric aircraft weighing up to 1,000 kilograms. The pilot reached an altitude of 3,000 meters in only four minutes and 22 seconds, beating the previous record by one minute and 10 seconds. The airplane…

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