Pilot Maurizio Cheli, seen here in the cockpit with a view of his plane from the ground, too, banks left in the electric SkySpark. Cheli hit a top speed of 155 mph (250 km/h) on June 10, 2009, during an 8-minute flight. That's said to be a speed record speed for a 100-percent electrically powered aircraft, according to SkySpark. Credit: SkySpark