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ŠKODA has demonstrated the possibilities of pure-electric travel on land and in the air by pitting the new ENYAQ iV against the world’s first all-electric passenger plane, revealing how zero emission travel of all types could soon be a reality.Positioned at the cutting-edge of electric aviation, there are currently only two airworthy examples of the Pipistrel Velis Electro in the UK. Soon, though, it is hoped that hundreds of the aircraft will change the face of sustainable flight. To give an indication of the progress of electrified transport and demonstrate just how far EV technology has come, the ENYAQ iV and electric plane were put head-to-head in a twin test with a difference.With a range of up to 331 miles thanks to its 82kWh battery and highly aerodynamic design, the five-seat ENYAQ iV leaves range anxiety in its wake. In comparison, the Velis Electro’s 21kWh energy supply provides just 45 minutes of flight time - around 125 miles at cruise. Unrestricted by the speed limits under which the ENYAQ iV’s 150kW motor must operate, however, the plane’s 60kW powerplant can propel two passengers up to a top speed of 112mph.
An Air France plane takes off for New York takes off from Roissy airport, near Paris. The United States has lifted access restrictions for people vaccinated against Covid. IMAGES
Buenos Aires, Argentina Feb 10 (EFE) (CAMERA: "Enrique Udaondo" Provincial Museum Complex of Luján / Santiago Garibotti / Zoom) .- On February 10, 1926, Buenos Aires dressed up to receive Plus Ultra, the first plane that managed to complete the journey between Europe and South America.
The moon blocks out the sun as it passes between the star and Earth, causing a total solar eclipse and plunging southern Argentina and Chile into darkness, amid cheers and applause from scientists and observers gathered in Argentina's Neuquen province. IMAGES
The Pope married two flight attendants in a mid-air wedding on a plane during his trip to Chile on Thursday. Bride Paula Podest and groom Carlos Ciuffardi said "I do" after Francis agreed to conduct the ceremony on the flight from Santiago to Iquique. They had been married in a civil service in 2010 but had been unable to follow up with a church ceremony because of the Feb. 27, 2010, earthquake that rocked Chile. The wedding certificate was drafted and signed on an airline sheet of paper. Vatican officials stated the episode marked the first time a pontiff ever married a couple on a papal plane.
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