World’s first crewed solid-state flight electrifies aviation's future

On June 5, test pilot Miguel Iturmendi lifted off from Zephyrhills Municipal Airport in Florida at the controls of the Helios Horizon – the first crewed, fixed-wing aircraft ever to fly on solid-state batteries. The flight was neither spectacular in distance nor in duration – it was a series of short tests to validate the aircraft's weight and balance after the new batteries had been installed – but it didn't need to be to make history.

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Category: Aircraft, Transport

Tags: World's First, Flight, Solid-state, Batteries, Transport, Electric Aircraft