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The world’s first dry battery-powered aircraft successfully completed its test flight on July 16, covering a distance of 391.4 meters at an altitude of 5.2 meters.
This unique aircraft was co-developed by the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan) and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. It operates using a system of 160 AA Oxyride batteries, has the shape of a glider with a wingspan of 31 meters, weighs 54 kg, and features a single seat.
During its inaugural flight, the aircraft traveled a distance of 391.4 meters and continued on for an additional 269.3 meters using only 96 batteries.
“We can calculate to make the aircraft fly a longer distance using a similar number of batteries,” a spokesperson for Matsushita stated.
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