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Worried about future of AV Gas? Try AA Batteries

by Mr. Flight on July 20th, 2006

AV Web is reporting about a group from the Tokyo Institute of Technology who flew the world’s first manned plane powered by conventional dry-cell batteries. The aircraft which has a 100 foot wingspan reached about 15 feet off the ground during its flight.

What is perhaps more amazing is that the aircraft is powered by 160 AA batteries. The aircraft stayed aloft for almost 400 meters in the 59 seconds it was in the air.

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