It could not be all that fast inside the broader world of aircraft speed records, but French pilot Hugues Duval still has a good bit to boast about along with his latest accomplishment. Not just did he actually fly the aircraft pictured above — which weights just 200 pounds and has a wingspan of 16 feet — but he manged to hit a top speed of over 175 miles per hour, breaking his own record for the fastest all-electric airplane by about 15MPH. Not surprisingly, the plane itself (powered by two 35 horsepower electric motores and a couple of 1.5 kWh batteries) is healthier suited to short hops and the odd record attempt than any long-haul flights, as it is not capable of fly for far greater than 25 minutes at a time even at a more reasonable 65 miles per hour. Video after the break (en Français, in fact).
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