The two-seat electric-powered airplane now in development by the Aero Electric Aircraft Corp. will have a flight duration up to three hours, CEO George Bye said at EAA AirVenture this week. The airplane will be certified under Part 21, the FAA's rules for primary aircraft, which are limited to VFR flying (day and night) and a maximum weight of about 2,700 pounds (light sport aircraft are limited to 1,320 pounds). That higher weight limit, plus a lightweight carbon structure, enables the aircraft to carry up to five batteries, which provide a flight time of almost three hours, Bye said. A prototype is under construction now, and Bye said he hopes to be able to start flying the airplane by the end of this year. Bye told AVweb he is confident that his company has "a pathway" with the FAA to certify the new airplane.
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