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World's biggest battery-electric plane takes 27-minute flight on £3.70 of electricity - less than a takeaway coffee

Daily Mail Science and Tech · 17 August 2026 at 13:37

World's biggest battery-electric plane takes 27-minute flight on £3.70 of electricity - less than a takeaway coffee

Spanning 106 feet and weighing more than 11.33 tonnes, the world's largest battery-electric plane has successfully completed its inaugural test flight.

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World's biggest battery-electric plane takes 27-minute flight on £3.70 of electricity - less than a takeaway coffee

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