Green Options » SkySpark http://greenoptions.com/tag/skyspark Posts tagged 'SkySpark' Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:26:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en 100% Electric Airplane Sets New World Speed Record http://gas2.org/2009/06/18/100-electric-airplane-sets-new-world-speed-record/ http://gas2.org/2009/06/18/100-electric-airplane-sets-new-world-speed-record/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:26:21 +0000 Jerry James Stone http://gas2.org/2009/06/18/100-electric-airplane-sets-new-world-speed-record/

On Wednesday, June 10, astronaut Maurizo Cheli set a world record while piloting the fully electric SkySpark. During an eight-minute flight at the World Air Games 2009 in Turin, Italy, he hit a top speed of 155 mph (250 km/h).

That’s a record speed for a 100-percent electrically powered aircraft.

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