All-electric aircraft to emulate Lindbergh's historic transatlantic flight

All-electric aircraft to emulate Lindbergh's historic transatlantic flight:

Eighty five years ago, Charles Lindbergh became the first pilot to successfully fly from New York to Paris non-stop, claiming a substantial cash prize and securing a place in history in the process. Now another world record holder, Chip Yates, has announced plans to take on the same aviation challenge ... but this time the aircraft making the 3,600 mile non-stop flight will be all-electric. The ambitious project is still in its early stages but the Flight of the Century team has already developed a patent-pending battery deployment solution to replenish depleted batteries while the aircraft is in flight... Continue Reading All-electric aircraft to emulate Lindbergh's historic transatlantic flight