First flight for Sun Flyer 2 with Siemens electric motor
The Sun Flyer 2 electric aircraft from US company Bye Aerospace has successfully completed its first official flight test with a Siemens motor.
Siemens is providing an electric propulsion system for the Sun Flyer 2. It is the SP70D motor with a 90kW peak rating (120hp), and a continuous power setting of up to 70kW (94hp), and weighs 57 pounds.
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