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magniX and AeroTEC to fly all-electric eCaravan on May 28
Thursday, 21 May 2020

Electric aircraft propulsion specialists at magniX are on track to achieve an historic first: the first flight test of the eCaravan, the world's largest all-electric commercial aircraft.

Mobility is in the midst of an electric revolution, propelled by industry innovators such as magniX. Headquartered in Redmond, Washington, the magniX team is focused on revolutionizing electric motors for commercial aviation applications.

Leading the charge in the electric era of aviation, magniX will conduct the first flight test of the 750-horsepower magni500 all-electric propulsion system on a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan aircraft in Moses Lake, Wash., on Thursday, May 28, 2020. magniX is working with AeroTEC – an aerospace testing, engineering, and certification company with offices in Seattle and flight test facilities in Moses Lake – on the first flight of the eCaravan, an all-electric version of the world's most-used, middle-mile aircraft.

"The magniX team, together with our partners at AeroTEC, have been working hard magnifying the aircraft and converting it from its gas guzzling, emission creating, old self to an all-electric, low operating cost, clean aircraft," magniX CEO Roei Ganzarski explains.

The eCaravan first flight test follows on the heels of another historic milestone: first flight of an all-electric commercial aircraft on December 10, 2019, when Harbour Air flew the eBeaver, a six-passenger DHC-2 de Havilland Beaver seaplane also magnified by the 750-horsepower (560 kW) magni500 propulsion system from magniX.

magniX and Harbour Air make history with first all-electric commercial aviation flight

The inaugural flight signified the start of the third era in aviation – the electric age – and the important first step toward Harbour Air, North America's largest seaplane airline, operating the world's first all-electric commercial fleet.

"We envision a world where our high-power-density electric motors power airplanes cleanly and more efficiently, in a way that benefits the environment and lowers costs for operators and consumers," Ganzarski adds.

magniX and AeroTEC will broadcast the first flight test live via its Facebook and Twitter pages.

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magniX Electric Motors, Electric Engines, Fuel Cells
AeroTEC Testing Services, Flight Testing, Certification Services
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