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New config seems to be computer image only, I guess they aren't flying much with it yet...
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Post #51050 of this thread perked my curiosity, so I did a reverse image search and found Alice. The new craft is currently preparing for high speed taxi test. Wikipedia may not have updated their entry yet, more of a historic record and not news site in my opinion.
January 11, 2022
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43838/spaceship-like-electric-aircraft-alice-prepares-for-its-first-flight-in-these-awesome-images
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Alice was spotted this week at Arlington Municipal Airport (KAWO), north of Seattle, Washington, where it performed engine testing in preparation for upcoming high-speed taxi tests. Aviation photographer Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren of JDL Multimedia snapped some great images of Alice as it went about its ground-testing preparations, which The War Zone subsequently obtained.
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The landing gear looks shorter than the old tri-motor configuration - just looks safer and I bet easier to tie down at the airport. In addition, might not need a ladder or can used shorter steps, and the big reason...................level entry/egress is much safer and barrier free friendly (
perhaps).