Special Flight Over The English Channel

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A row （争论） has broken between two pilots 1 both say to be the first to fly 2 electric plane across the English Channel.

Pilot D Estyenes plane was in the air for 37 minutes 3 Friday. He made the 46-mile （74 kilometres） journey from Lydd in Kent to Calais. But H Duval also believes 4 made flying history with a similar return journey leaving France on Thursday.

The flights are 5 （consider） very important steps towards making electronic planes useful in the long term. Airbus twin-engine plane is powered by batteries， enabling it 6 in the air for up to 50 minutes. It has two seats and a 31ft wing-span （9.4 metres） with a total engine power of 60kw.

Mr Esteyne described the experience as similar to flying a glider （滑翔机） 7 theres less noise than an aeroplane. While he described the flight as smooth 8 very quiet， there may well be disagreements or fighting to come in deciding who gets the title in flying history.

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