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351 World's First Crewed Solid-State Flight Electrifies Aviation's Future

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 06/13/2026 07:00 EDT

World's First Crewed Solid-State Flight Electrifies Aviation's Future

The Helios Horizon has completed what its developers call the first crewed, fixed-wing flight powered by solid-state batteries. New Atlas reports: On June 5, test pilot Miguel Iturmendi lifted off from Zephyrhills Municipal Airport in Florida at the controls of the Helios Horizon -- the first crewed, fixed-wing aircraft ever to fly on solid-state batteries. The flight was neither spectacular in distance nor in duration -- it was a series of short tests to validate the aircraft's weight and balance after the

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