June 1, 2012 Podcast: Transatlantic on Batteries, with Help from Drones

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By Mary Grady, Contributing Editor

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A new company called Flight of the Century has set a goal to fly an electric airplane from New York to Paris non-stop by 2014. To solve the problem of limited battery life, the aircraft will be recharged en route by docking with drones. AVweb's Mary Grady spoke with Flight of the Century CEO Chip Yates for more details about the plan.

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