OSLO: An electric plane took to the skies between the Norwegian airports Stavanger and Bergen on Thursday, simulating a cargo flight for the first time in real-life conditions, Norwegian airlines operator Avinor said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The small aircraft \u2014 an Alia built by US manufacturer Beta \u2014 flew the 160 kilometres in a test run by the Norwegian affiliate of the transport company Bristow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The flight took 55 minutes and simulated a cargo flight route in south-eastern Norway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is the first time an electric plane has taken the trade route between Stavanger and Bergen,\u201d one of Avinor\u2019s directors, Karianne Helland Strand, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEverything went very well,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The test flight \u2014 using visuals rather than instruments \u2014 is part of an evaluation of how well it could be integrated into air traffic and infrastructure on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Norwegian regulatory authorities are closely linked to the tests to ensure that electric flights can launch commercially as soon as the technology is ready, which is expected between 2028 and 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The test period began last month and will last until January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s like the first real world test,\u201d pilot Jeremy Degagne said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The plane\u2019s battery life allows journeys of up to 400 kilometres \u2014 enough for a return flight between Stavanger and Bergen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t have range anxiety because we plan to fly the aircraft within its limitations,\u201d said Degagne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn your electric car you might be like, oh I think I can make it 10 more kilometres to that charging station,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd in the context of aviation, you wouldn\u2019t do that. We have the same limitations of energy as a normal aircraft does for fuel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Aug 2019, Avinor\u2019s then-CEO Dag Falk-Petersen was forced to emergency land an electric plane he was piloting himself in southern Norway when an engine lost power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Falk-Petersen was not injured during the incident, nor was a Norwegian minister, who was also on the plane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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