Scotland’s Orkney Islands May See Electric Plane Service By 2021

Megan Geuss, Ars Technica
Thu, 10/18/2018 - 12:17pm

Enlarge / A Britten Norman Islander plane, similar to the kind used in the Orkney Islands to shuttle people short distances. (credit: Britten Norman) Up in the remote northeast of Scotland, residents of the Orkney Islands use small island-hopping aircraft to commute around the archipelago. The longest flight in the area is 15 minutes, traveling 33 miles from the city of Kirkwall to the island of North Ronaldsay.

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