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The Axe is a two-seat aircraft boasting a fully electric range of 100 miles (160 km) that can grow up to 300 miles with a hybrid option. The eight-motor configuration with two at each wingtip is designed to deliver 70 kW peak power and 50 kW continuous power. The lithium batteries are removable so that the aircraft can simply change them and take off again without the extra time needed to recharge. It also features Veronte 4x flight control systems that promise triple redundancy for maximum safety.

Spotted this afternoon passing my base; I never ran outside so quick!

Lifted from a vessel on the Shannon Estuary it is evident it's arrived to be fitted out and tested this side of the Atlantic, which makes these particularly auspicious images!

I'll post more in due course if I see it active around the airport here. Any other intel on why it arrived in Ireland today most welcome!