{"id":1789,"date":"2025-01-02T07:50:42","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T07:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/?p=1789"},"modified":"2025-01-02T08:01:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T08:01:29","slug":"the-worlds-first-part-23-certified-electric-airplane-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/?p=1789","title":{"rendered":"The World&#8217;s First Part 23 Certified Electric Airplane Is Here!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On 29 December 2024 CAAC, the Chinese regulator, issued the type certification under Part 23 normal category to RX4E electric airplane, making it the world\u2019s first Part 23 certified electric aircraft and the world\u2019s first type certified four-seat electric aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image.png 878w, https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-150x98.png 150w, https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-768x503.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>RX4E is developed by Liaoning Ruixiang General Aircraft Co.Ltd in Shenyang city, China. It has a maximum takeoff weight of 1260kg, 1.5hr duration, 300km range, 70kwh battery (about the capacity of a Tesla) and 140kw electric motor. The prototype first flew in October 2019 and applied for CAAC Part 23 certification in November 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a0ebcbd4be2fbf45b27f56b07ce5bb8-1024x513.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a0ebcbd4be2fbf45b27f56b07ce5bb8-1024x513.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a0ebcbd4be2fbf45b27f56b07ce5bb8-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a0ebcbd4be2fbf45b27f56b07ce5bb8-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a0ebcbd4be2fbf45b27f56b07ce5bb8-768x385.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/a0ebcbd4be2fbf45b27f56b07ce5bb8.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>RX4E is evolved from RX1E, a two-seat light sport airplane (LSA). When RX1E was certified under LSA category by CAAC in 2015, it became the world\u2019s first certified electric airplane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-1-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-1-150x86.png 150w, https:\/\/www.e-flight-journal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-1-768x441.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides RX4E, there are several other Part 23 full electric airplane projects undergoing certification or to begin the certification including the two-seat Bristell Energic developed by H55 in Switzerland and Bristell airplane in Czech Republic, the two-seat Electric Flyer in developed by Bye Aerospace in the US, the 11-seat twin-motor Alice developed by Eviation in the US , the twin-motor NOEMI electric amphibian developed by Elfly in Norway, the 11-seat Vaerdion in Germany and the two-seat Integral E aerobatic electric airplane developed by Auro Aero in France. There are also several Part 23 hybrid electric airplane projects undergoing certification including 30-seat twin-motor ES30 developed by Heart Aerospace and the three-motor Cassio 330 developed by VoltAero in France.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 29 December 2024 CAAC, the Chinese regulator, issued the type certification under Part 23 normal category to RX4E electric airplane, making it the world\u2019s first Part 23 certified electric aircraft and the world\u2019s first type certified four-seat electric aircraft. RX4E is developed by Liaoning Ruixiang General Aircraft Co.Ltd in Shenyang city, China. 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