A ground staff member checks the battery of the RX1E-A, a two-seater aircraft designed by Shenyang Aerospace University, at Caihu airport in Shenyang, capital of northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Nov. 1, 2017. An advanced version of China’s first electric plane made its maiden flight on Wednesday, extending the single flight time to two hours from around 45 minutes. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

A pilot checks the RX1E-A, a two-seater aircraft designed by Shenyang Aerospace University, at Caihu airport in Shenyang, capital of northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Nov. 1, 2017. An advanced version of China’s first electric plane made its maiden flight on Wednesday, extending the single flight time to two hours from around 45 minutes. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

Photo taken on Nov. 1, 2017 shows the RX1E-A, a two-seater aircraft designed by Shenyang Aerospace University, at Caihu airport in Shenyang, northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Nov. 1, 2017. An advanced version of China’s first electric plane made its maiden flight on Wednesday, extending the single flight time to two hours from around 45 minutes. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

A pilot checks the RX1E-A, a two-seater aircraft designed by Shenyang Aerospace University, at Caihu airport in Shenyang, capital of northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Nov. 1, 2017. An advanced version of China’s first electric plane made its maiden flight on Wednesday, extending the single flight time to two hours from around 45 minutes. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

Photo taken on Nov. 1, 2017 shows the RX1E-A, a two-seater aircraft designed by Shenyang Aerospace University, in Shenyang, capital of northeast China’s Liaoning Province, Nov. 1, 2017. An advanced version of China’s first electric plane made its maiden flight on Wednesday, extending the single flight time to two hours from around 45 minutes. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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