Embry-Riddle ‘green’ aircraft makes first flight

At 4:30 p.m., Sept. 7, a team of students from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University demonstrated a first in aviation history. At that moment, in the skies over Daytona Beach, Fla., test pilot Mikhael Ponso transitioned the Eco Eagle, a hybrid propulsion aircraft they designed, from gas power to full-electric power. Continue Reading »

===> Posted on September 14th, 2011 by Janice Wood. No comments. © GAN 2011.