Florida outfit Helios Horizon completed what it says is the first piloted flight of an electric aircraft powered by ...

Helios Horizon successfully conducted the first human-piloted flight of an electric airplane powered by solid-state batteries on June 5. These new solid-state batteries provide significant advantages ...

Helios Horizon’s first human-piloted solid-state battery flight happened in Zephyrhills, but the breakthrough was built by a ...

In this history-making event, the demonstration showcased how using solid-state batteries instead of lithium-ion batteries ...

Helios Horizon, a Florida-based nonprofit, has completed what it claims is the first piloted ...

Helios Horizon has made history with the first flight of a human-piloted electric airplane powered by solid-state batteries.

Helios Horizon is a Pipistrel Taurus motorglider modified to demonstrate stratospheric electric flight. Credit: James Darcy/Helios Horizon The Helios Horizon stratospheric electric aircraft has flown ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Helios Horizon, an electric powered experimental aircraft flown by Sarasota-based test pilot and engineer Miguel Iturmendi, ...

Small US aerospace project Helios Horizon claims to have recently broken the record for the highest-flying multi-seat electric aircraft, which it considers a step on its journey into the stratosphere.