Eglin AFB: Commander, Test Pilots Evaluate New Electric Aircraft
April 30, 2024
April 30, 2024
EGLIN AFB, Florida, April 30 -- The U.S. Air Force's Eglin Air Force Base issued the following news:
By Samuel King Jr.
After a quick taxi out to Duke Field's runway, Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Geraghty spun up the 21-foot, electric aircraft's 80-horsepower engine and zoomed forward. The Pipistrel Velis Electro quietly lifted off heading north as the sun dipped in the west around dusk April 22.
The 96th Test Wing commander was one of approximately 20 test pilot vol . . .
By Samuel King Jr.
After a quick taxi out to Duke Field's runway, Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Geraghty spun up the 21-foot, electric aircraft's 80-horsepower engine and zoomed forward. The Pipistrel Velis Electro quietly lifted off heading north as the sun dipped in the west around dusk April 22.
The 96th Test Wing commander was one of approximately 20 test pilot vol . . .