China's first batch of pure electric manned aircraft Ruixiang RX1E was mass-produced in Shenyang

On May 9, the reporter saw in the production workshop of the Liaoning General Aviation Research Institute of Shenyang Aeronautics and Astronautics University that more than a dozen two-seat single-engine white small aircraft with a long wingspan were being assembled
.
This is China's first mass-produced electric manned aircraft - Ruixiang RX1E
, independently developed by the institute.
The aircraft received a production license from the Civil Aviation Administration of China in late 2015 and began mass production this year, with 28 orders already under command and currently in production
.

In appearance, this all-electric aircraft has a slightly longer wingspan than traditional jet fuel-burning aircraft, with a fuselage length of 6.
6 meters and a wingspan of up to 14.
5 meters, more like a glider
.
Its power comes from lithium batteries and lightweight and efficient motors, the overall structure is made of composite materials, and adopts advanced low Reynolds number general aircraft wing and aerodynamic layout technology, which can fly continuously in the air for about 1 hour, with a range of nearly 200 kilometers
.

The biggest advantage of the RX1E is that it has zero emissions and extremely low
noise during takeoff and flight.
Academician Yang Fengtian, leader of the electric aircraft R&D team and president of Liaoning General Aviation Research Institute, said: "At the Shijiazhuang Aifeike Flight Conference and General Aviation Exhibition in September 2015, the audience was accustomed to
the sound of small aircraft whistling on the runway and taking off and motors roaring in the air.
When it was the turn of the Ruixiang RX1E to perform, everyone looked for a long time, saying 'why hasn't it taken off yet', only to find out later that this white 'elf' had already taken off silently, and had been flying in the air for a long time, and people didn't notice it! "As a result, this low-noise electric aircraft became famous!

In people's impression, all new energy vehicles are much more expensive than traditional gasoline and diesel vehicles of the same level, and pure electric aircraft with such high technology content are also expensive? Academician Yang Fengtian told reporters that this small aircraft is more than 900,000 yuan each, which is basically the same price as the traditional power aircraft of the same level, but the cost of operation and maintenance is much lower, and it costs more than 20 yuan to fill a full charge, and there is no problem
flying 1200 kilometers.
The dashboard of an electric aircraft is much simpler than that of a traditional aircraft, and it is very easy for new scholars to get started, which is more suitable for flying enthusiasts to learn a flying sports license
.
The number of private small aircraft in the United States is tens of thousands, China's general aviation industry has just started, the market space is huge, therefore, electric aircraft as a beginner's trainer and private sports aircraft, has broad commercial prospects
.