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Ampaire's EEL Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Achieves Continuous 12-Hour Hybrid-Electric Flight
14 Dec 2023 | Abstracted from Aerospace Testing International
"The flight was conducted on December 10, 2023, in Camarillo, California with the company’s EEL aircraft and lasted for 12 hours exactly, with more than two hours of fuel and battery reserves remaining.
"Ampaire...flew its Electric EEL technology testbed aircraft for the first time in 2019, and also claims the longest flight for a hybrid electric aircraft of 1,135 miles en route from Los Angeles to Oshkosh, Wisconsin."
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