China's 1st electric plane makes maiden flight
A pilot checks the RX1E-A, a two-seater aircraft designed by Shenyang Aerospace University, at Caihu airport in Shenyang, capital of Northeast China's Liaoning province, Nov 1, 2017. An advanced version of China's first electric plane made its maiden flight on Wednesday, extending the single flight time to two hours from around 45 minutes.[Photo/Xinhua] |