Guangwei Composites helps RX4E four-seater electric aircraft obtain Type Certificate
The RX4E Ruixiang four-seater electric aircraft independently developed by the Liaoning General Aviation Research Institute of Shenyang Aerospace University obtained the Type Certificate (TC) issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China, becoming the first normal electric aircraft in China to obtain this airworthiness approval, marking a breakthrough in the field of new energy aircraft technology in the country. Guangwei Composites undertook the task of supplying the main raw materials during the certification process of the aircraft.
According to Yang Fengtian, the head of the development team, chief scientist of Liaoning General Aviation Research Institute, the RX4E aircraft is China’s first pure electric normal-category aircraft developed in accordance with the CCAR-23 “Normal-category Aircraft Airworthiness Regulations”. The aircraft has a wingspan of 13.5 metres, a length of 8.4 metres and a maximum take-off weight of 1,260 kilograms; the total capacity of the power lithium battery is 70 kWh, and the maximum power of the electric propulsion system is 140 kW; the maximum endurance time can reach 1.5 hour; it features zero emissions, low noise, low operating costs, safety and reliability. Since the application for the type qualification was accepted by the Chinese Civil Aviation Administration on November 11, 2019, it has taken 5 years to complete all airworthiness verification work and obtain the Type Certificate.
The RX4E aircraft can be widely used in pilot training, sightseeing travel, flight experience, aerial photography, aerial surveying and mapping. At the same time, a series of models for water, ice and snow, hydrogen energy and other special purposes will be developed, which has broad application prospects and huge value space.
Cover photo: The RX4ERuixiang four-seater electric aircraft (source: Guangwei Composites)
