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Hungarian electric aircraft at the forefront of aviation – VIDEO
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A plane from a hangar in Kecskemét, Hungary has taken the world of aviation by storm. The eFusion is the first all-electric carbon fibre plane in the world with aerobatic capabilities, hvg.hu reports.
The two-seater sport and training aircraft, developed by Magnus Aircraft with the help of Siemens, successfully completed its maiden flight on April 11. It was introduced at this year’s Aero aviation expo in Germany, where it won the eFlight Award, which is given to the best electric innovation each year.
The eFusion is the first plane in its category capable of aerobatic manoeuvres. This gives the plane a great advantage on the market. From 2017, instead of the formerly required 10 hours, flight training will include a 40-hour emergency training, which affects 170 thousand commercial pilots worldwide. Aerobatic planes, like the eFusion, are the most suitable for this kind of training.
In the Magnus aircraft the seats are positioned next to each other instead of one behind the other. This way the instructor can monitor the trainee more closely. The batteries last for 30 minutes in the air, and a training programme is completed in 15-20 minutes. Battery change takes 3 minutes, after which the next trainee can follow. Imre Katona, owner and CEO of Magnus Aircraft emphasized training as the primary function of the Fusion planes.
