Chip Yates, the pilot who last summer broke the world speed record for flight in an electric airplane while flying his specially modified LongEZ, aims to become this century’s Charles Lindbergh by crossing the Atlantic solo on battery power alone.
For the 3,500-mile nonstop journey, Yates will need to overcome the greatest obstacle to electric-powered flight — a battery-powered airplane’s extremely limited range. What’s more, Yates plans to fly the trip in a specially designed electric airplane capable of flying at an average speed faster than 100 mph.
