First electric plane ready for the production line

Huge markets are expected for the versatile, eco-friendly 2-seat RX1E

China will soon put its first domestically developed electric aircraft into mass production, and designers expect a huge market at home and abroad.

"The RX1E is scheduled to receive its airworthiness certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China before the end of this year, with production expected to start next year," Yang Fengtian, an academic at the Chinese Academy of Engineering told China Daily on Thursday.