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JANUARY 24, 2020 VIEW IN BROWSER   •   EMAIL EDITOR

Eviation’s Electric Alice Catches Fire  During Tests A fire broke out during ground testing of Eviation’s all-electric Alice  aircraft on Wednesday at Arizona's Prescott Regional Airport. The  company said the fire is believed to have been caused by a fault  with a ground-based battery system. It has yet to confirm how  extensively the prototype aircraft might have been damaged in the  incident. The Prescott Fire Department was on standby for the planned test  and extinguished the fire, which caused no injuries. Eviation has  begun an investigation into the full cause and has not said how the  incident might affect plans to begin flight testing. Israel-based Eviation is aiming to complete type certification of the  fixed-wing Alice before year-end 2022 under FAA Part 23 rules. The first prototype arrived in Prescott in late 2019, and two more  prototypes are due to be delivered to the U.S. this year.  Alice is being designed to carry nine passengers on flights of up to  around 650 miles and at speeds of up to almost 280 mph. The  aircraft is powered by three electric motors provided by Magnix. U.S. operator Cape Air placed the launch order for an undisclosed  number of Alices in June. The company claims to have total “orders”  for 150 aircraft with more than one customer but has not disclosed the  names of any other prospective operators.