Harbour Air's electric de Havilland Beaver seaplane is poised for its first test flight, pending final approval from Transport Canada. The aircraft's 750-hp Magni500 electric propulsion system ...

The world's first successful flight of an all-electric commercial aircraft was completed today as a modified six-passenger DHC-2 de Havilland Beaver took to the air from the Fraser River at Harbour ...

The De Havilland Beaver's maiden flight was on August 16, 1947. By April 1948, the first production model found its way to the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests, marking the beginning of a ...

BRAINERD, Minn. -- A restored 1954 de Havilland Beaver guided by veteran float plane pilot Mark Mathisen of Brainerd went on a journey this week. After going through a three and one-half year rebuild, ...

A de Havilland Beaver floatplane converted to electric battery-powered propulsion prepares to land on the Fraser River in Richmond, British Columbia, on Tuesday. It was the seaplane’s first flight ...

Last Thursday, a seaplane called "eBeaver" successfully landed after a 45 miles (72.4 km) test flight that lasted for 24 minutes. It took off at 08:12 and landed at 08:36 with battery to spare. The ...

MagniX unveiled two new electric propulsion units (EPUs), the magni350 and magni650, optimized for commercial aviation applications, building on successful flight tests of their magni500 EPU in a de ...

A rendering of Harbour Air’s prototype electrified eBeaver prototype, which has completed 78 test flights. Credit: Harbour Air Seaplanes Canada’s Harbour Air Seaplanes has confirmed plans to electrify ...

The first commercial electric seaplane flight went off without a hitch. Harbour Air Group CEO and founder Greg McDougall flew the plane himself, taking the latest step in his bid for his company to ...

MagniX’s Magni500 electric motor is installed in Harbour Air’s de Havilland Beaver, in preparation for flight tests. (MagniX / Harbour Air Photo) Update for 3:20 p.m. PT Dec. 8: The first test flight ...

MagniX’s 750-horsepower magni500 all-electric motor will be used on a converted Harbour Air DHC-2 de Havilland Beaver seaplane for tests. (Harbour Air Photo) Two Pacific Northwest companies — MagniX, ...