Monday, July 17, 2006

World's first battery-powered plane flies in Japan

The glider-like plane with a single-seat gondola and a 31 meter (102 feet) wingspan was powered by 160 AA "Oxyride" batteries which have been produced by Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. since April 2004.

The Oxyride battery is a long-lasting battery said to be 1.5 times as powerful as a regular alkaline battery.

http://www.physorg.com/news72285448.html

# posted by uv : 1:46 AM
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