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Test flights on Australia's first electric aircraft have begun at Jandakot in Perth, with hopes that within months the plane will be flying to Rottnest Island. ABC reporter Elicia Kennedy got a first-hand look at the single-engine Pipistrel Alpha Electro.
Source: ABC News | Duration: 1min 2sec
Topics: industry, air-transport, perth-6000, jandakot-6164
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