The companies magniX and AeroTEC have announced the successful maiden flight of the alleged world’s largest all-electric aircraft, an all-electric Cessna Grand Caravan 208B. The all-electric Cessna Caravan 208B is being hailed as a significant milestone in disrupting the transportation industry and accelerating the electric aviation revolution.

Cessna Caravan, the world’s largest all-electric aircraft, made its first successful flight on Thursday.
The nine-passenger eCaravan plane is the result of a collaboration between engine company magniX and aerospace firm, AeroTEC. Electric aircraft are getting larger and larger, a positive sign for an industry historically reliant upon petroleum-based fuels. The Cessna is … This Cessna Aircraft Will Test an All-Electric Propulsion System AeroTec is prepping to flight test a magniX all-electric propulsion system on a Cessna Caravan 208B turboprop plane. All Electric Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Leading the charge in the electric era of aviation, magniX will be conducting the first flight test of the 750-horsepower magni500 all-electric propulsion system on a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan in Moses Lake, Washington on Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 8:00am Pacific Standard Time The production model was certified by the FAA in October 1984 and its Cargomaster freighter variant was developed for FedEx.The 4 ft (1.2 m) longer 208B Super Cargomaster first flew in 1986 and was developed into the passenger … The aircraft is an 18-year-old Cessna Grand Caravan, which was converted to an electric propulsion system with a […]

The plane holds a seating capacity of nine passengers. The Grand Caravan is outfitted with magniX’s battery-powered electric engine, the Magni250, which turns 375 horsepower into up to 3000 RPM.

Christened as the Cessna Caravan, the aircraft is retrofitted with an electric engine and is slated to fly for about 20 to 30 minutes over Washington today. The “e-Caravan…
Working with Seattle-based AeroTEC, the electric motor startup retrofitted a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan with its 750-horsepower Magni500 propulsion system. The Cessna 208 Caravan is a utility aircraft produced by Cessna.The project was commenced on November 20, 1981, and the prototype first flew on December 9, 1982. MagniX CEO Roei Ganzarski talks about his company’s all-electric Cessna Grand Caravan airplane, parked in the background at Moses Lake’s …

The half-hour flight in the US state of Washington went without a hitch. The world’s largest all-electric aircraft is set to fly for the first time.