A Siemens electric - powered aerobatic aircraft set two new speed records . The Extra 330LE aerobatic plane reached a top speed of 337.50 km / h ( 209.7 mph ) , 214 km / h faster than the previous record for an aircraft weighing less than 1,000 kg . In a slightly different configuration , it also set a record for a plane above 1,000 kg of 342.86 km / h ( 213.0 mph ) . It also became the first electric aircraft to tow a glider into the sky . There are no current plans for commercial production of this aircraft , but Airbus is collaborating with Airbus to produce a hybrid - electric regional aircraft capable of carrying 100 – 1,000 km by 2030 .
A Siemens electric-powered aerobatic aircraft set two new speed records. The Extra 330LE aerobatic plane reached a top speed of 337.50 km/h (209.7 mph), 13.48 km/h faster than the previous record for an aircraft weighing less than 1,000 kg. In a slightly different configuration, it also set a record for a plane above 1,000 kg of 342.86 km/h (213.0 mph). It also became the first electric aircraft to tow a glider into the sky. There are no current plans for series production of this aircraft, but Siemens is collaborating with Airbus to produce a hybrid-electric regional aircraft capable of carrying 100 passengers 1,000 km by 2030.