MAGNIX ALICE
MAGNIX ALICE
EVIATION ’ S ALICE TAKES ELECTRIFICATION TO HIGHER ALTITUDES
Aviation is undergoing its own electrification journey ; Eviation is one of the companies taking strides towards national electric transportation by air
One aviation firm making a name for itself at the minute is Eviation . The Alice aircraft is the company ’ s pioneering solution to electrification in the industry and received recognition from DHL for its potential .
In late-September 2022 , Eviation demonstrated the first successful flight of the Alice , which is the aircraft DHL has ordered as it looks to electrify its airfreight fleet . While the prototype will not be used for international flight , it is capable of carrying a total payload up to 2,500lbs at a maximum air speed of 260 knots . The plane is 19.2m in width and 17.4m long . As established by Gregory Davis , President & CEO , “ Eviation is all about expanding human possibilities by changing the way we think about air travel . Electric flight is a step change in how we will soon be travelling and shipping . It will change our society .”
The company was founded in 2015 by Omer Bar-Yohay and Aviv Tzidon in Tel Aviv , Israel . The idea was purely electrification , and the company is wholly committed to the shift from fossil fuels to battery power . It is host to a proudly diverse team of experts and innovators that lead the company ’ s commitment to the wider sustainability of transport .
In 2017 , the Orca small-scale prototype was developed and shared at the Paris Air Show . Since that time , the company has been recognised by the Crystal Cabin Award , International Yacht and Aviation Awards , European Technology Awards , and the iF Design Award .
The first flight of the Eviation Alice signified the progress that has been made to integrate the Magni X electric motor into the plane and continues to raise the eyebrows of one of its major stakeholders , DHL .
12 [ Dec 2022 ] EVMAGAZINE . COM