Electric RC aircraft are not known for long ... The airframe is a Phoenix 2400 motor glider, with a 2.4 m wingspan, powered by a 600 Kv brushless motor turning a 12 x 12 propeller.

Thalheimer said the electric journey uses sailing technology to help eventually get the seaglider in the air. "We will proceed on route at approximately 180 mph," he said about the speed on the air.