"In this video we are going to explore solar aircraft. Contrary to the popular belief, electric aircraft have been around for nearly 50 years, thanks to Solar photovoltaics."
I'd argue that an electrically-powered gas-filled airship is more of a hybrid, as the helium/hydrogen does all the lifting..... but damn, that's very cool!
This is before AC motors were even a thing, and the Siemens DC motor they were using was the highest of high-tech in existence at the time.
Of course it's not an airplane. What gave you the impression I thought that?
I was saying the helium does a lot of the work, so I am not sure if I'd call it a fully "electric aircraft", it seems more like a "hybrid aircraft", to use modern terminology.
