Report: All-Electric Alice Airplane Expected To Fly this Summer

Eviation’s sleek, all-electric airplane demonstrator–dubbed Alice–reportedly completed a low speed taxi testing program this month at Arlington Municipal Airport (KAWO), in Washington, north of Seattle, and is “gearing up” for its first flight “this summer.”

Thom Patterson

Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 09:36 AM ET

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Eviation’s Alice all-electric airplane is designed to carry nine passengers. [Courtesy: Eviation]

Key Takeaways:

Eviation's all-electric demonstrator aircraft, `Alice`, has completed low-speed taxi testing and is preparing for its inaugural flight "this summer" after undergoing necessary adjustments.
The first flight timeline has been adjusted after ground test findings necessitated "tweaks," following previous optimistic predictions that were not met.
`Alice` is designed for regional cargo and passenger flights, aiming for a 250-knot cruise speed and 440 nm range, and has already secured an order for 75 units from Cape Air.

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Eviation’s sleek, all-electric airplane demonstrator–dubbed Alice–reportedly completed a low speed taxi testing program this month at Arlington Municipal Airport (KAWO), in Washington, north of Seattle, and is “gearing up” for its first flight “this summer.”

The FlightGlobal report, from the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE 2022) in Geneva, quotes interim CEO Gregory Davis, who said low-speed ground testing finished on May 2, with Alice achieving a maximum speed of 86 kts. High-speed taxi testing won’t be attempted until Alice has received an experimental permit to fly, Davis told FlightGlobal Tuesday.