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13.12.2019

The Canadian company Harbor Air conducted the first flight of an electrified passenger seaplane DHC-2 Beaver.

On December 10, Canadian airline Harbor Air conducted a successful flight of an electric version of the DHC-2 Beaver seaplane on the Fraser River, near Vancouver.

The length of the DHC-2 Beaver is 9,2 meters and has a wingspan of 14,6 m. It can reach speeds of up to 255 kilometers per hour, and the range of the car is up to 732 kilometers. The device was converted into an electric aircraft by the Australian company MagniX, commissioned by Harbor Air: the car received a 200 kilowatt-hour battery and a Magni500 electric motor with a maximum power of 559 kilowatts, weighing 135 kilograms. A full charge of the battery electric DHC-2 Beaver, according to the developers, should be enough for 30 minutes of flight.

Further, after the first flight of the electric DHC-2 Beaver, the specialists will continue to test the machine - first, they will re-check all systems, and then proceed to further flight tests.

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