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Nanjing Low Altitude Integrated Flight Base

NANJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 8, 2025 - Spectators view a single-engine two-seat light sports aircraft at the Nanjing Low-altitude Integrated Flight Base in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb. 8, 2025.

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J-20S Two-seat Stealth Fighter Jet in Zhuhai Air Show

ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 10, 2024 - A model of the J-20S two-seat stealth fighter jet is pictured at the Zhuhai Air Show Center in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province, Nov 10, 2024.

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J-20S Two-seat Stealth Fighter Jet in Zhuhai Air Show

ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 10, 2024 - A model of the J-20S two-seat stealth fighter jet is pictured at the Zhuhai Air Show Center in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province, Nov 10, 2024.

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J-20S Two-seat Stealth Fighter Jet in Zhuhai Air Show

ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 10, 2024 - A model of the J-20S two-seat stealth fighter jet is pictured at the Zhuhai Air Show Center in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province, Nov 10, 2024.

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J-20S Two-seat Stealth Fighter Jet in Zhuhai Air Show

ZHUHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 10, 2024 - A model of the J-20S two-seat stealth fighter jet is pictured at the Zhuhai Air Show Center in Zhuhai, South China's Guangdong province, Nov 10, 2024.

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Two-seater water electric aircraft delivered in NW China

STORY: Two-seater water electric aircraft delivered in NW China DATELINE: March 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XUE JIJIA, General Manager, Liaoning Rhyxeon General Aircraft Co., Ltd. 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI RUNDONG, Vice president, Shenyang Aerospace University STORYLINE: A two-seat electric aircraft RX1E-S has been delivered in northwest China's Gansu Province. The aircraft, designed by Shenyang Aerospace University, uses pure lithium batteries as the power source. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XUE JIJIA, General Manager, Liaoning Rhyxeon General Aircraft Co., Ltd. "The Rhyxeon electric aircraft has zero carbon emissions with low noise and low operation and maintenance costs. It doesn't need ground runways but only suitable water areas. It is very suitable for flying in regions with abundant waters including rivers, lakes, reservoirs and long coastlines." 　　　 SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI RUNDONG, Vice president, Shenyang Aerospace

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Converted EV embarks on demonstration tour

TOKYO, Japan - Isshu Sugawara (L), senior vice minister of economy, trade and industry, takes a test ride in an electric vehicle converted from the two-seat Caterham Super Seven, a British sports car, at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2013, at a ceremony to mark the start of the EV's demonstration run around Japan. To his right is Tadashi Tateuchi, leader of the Japan Electric Vehicle Club. The EV, made by replacing a gasoline engine with motor, battery and other parts, will return to Tokyo on Nov. 17 after visiting 46 of Japan's 47 prefectures.

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Converted EV embarks on demonstration tour

TOKYO, Japan - An electric vehicle (front) converted from the two-seat Caterham Super Seven, a British sports car, leaves the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2013, for a demonstration run around Japan. The converted EV, made by replacing a gasoline engine with motor, battery and other parts, will return to Tokyo on Nov. 17 after visiting 46 of Japan's 47 prefectures. The two EVs in the background will accompany it on the journey.

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Ultracompact car

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows an ultracompact car produced by Nissan Motor Co. Japan's transport ministry gave the green light on June 14, 2013, for the two-seat ultracompact electric vehicle to run on public roads on a trial basis in parts of Kanagawa Prefecture from July.

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Honda to begin trials of ultracompact EV

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo shows a two-seat ultracompact electric vehicle from Honda Motor Co. as the automaker said June 4, 2013, it will begin experimental use of the vehicle from the fall of 2013 in Kumamoto Prefecture and a city in Okinawa Prefecture.

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McLaren Automotive's new sports car MP4-12C

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows British automaker McLaren Automotive's MP4-12C which was unveiled in Japan for the first time on Oct. 5, 2011, in Tokyo. The automaker has started accepting orders for the lightweight, two-seat sports car, which utilizes technology that McLaren introduced to Formula One, at a price of 27.9 million yen.

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Nissan to road-test 2-seat EV

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a small two-seat electric vehicle to undergo a road test. Nissan Motor Co. said Sept. 29, 2011, it will begin road tests in October on the vehicle designed mainly for visitors at tourist attractions and elderly people going to shops and hospitals.

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Small plane missing in Hokkaido

HAKODATE, Japan - A Japanese Air Self-Defense Force helicopter searches for a missing small plane in Shiriuchi, Hokkaido, on July 28, 2010. The two-seat plane operated by Nakanihon Air Service was heading to Sapporo, Hokkaido, from Niigata Prefecture.

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Small plane missing in Hokkaido

HAKODATE, Japan - A Japanese Air Self-Defense Force helicopter searches for a missing small plane in Shiriuchi, Hokkaido, on July 28, 2010. The two-seat plane operated by Nakanihon Air Service was heading to Sapporo, Hokkaido, from Niigata Prefecture.

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New 'Smart Fortwo' launched, featuring improved fuel efficiency

TOKYO, Japan - Mercedes-Benz Japan Co. on Dec. 2 launched a new version of the Smart Fortwo two-seat compact car, adding a function that shuts down the engine when idling to improve fuel efficiency and environmental compatibility.

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Mazda Roadster wins 2005-2006 Japan Car of the Year Award

TOKYO, Japan - The Mazda Roadster, known as the MX-5 overseas, is shown during an award ceremony for the Car of the Year Award for 2005-2006 in Tokyo Nov. 9. The Car of the Year Japan Executive Committee bestowed the award on the two-seat sports car launched in Japan in August.

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Mazda launches remodeled Roadster sports car

TOKYO, Japan - Mazda Motor Corp. President Hisakazu Imaki crouches beside a remodeled version of Mazda's open-top, two-seat Roadster sports car in Tokyo on Aug. 25. The third-generation Roadster is powered by a new 2-liter engine rather than the 1.6- and 1.8-liter engines of the second-generation model introduced seven years ago.

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Yamaha Motor to introduce 2-seat scooter in April

TOKYO, Japan - Yamaha Motor Co. will start selling the two-seat scooter Maxam CP250 (photo) from April 1 in line with the planned lifting of a ban on riding double on highways. The Maxam CP250 has an engine displacement of 250 cc and a low-slung body to ensure stability. It will sell for 630,000 yen.

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(2)1st postwar railway debuts in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - The first run of Okinawa's first postwar railway service is about to depart from Naha Airport Station on Aug. 10. The two-seat Okinawa Urban Monorail, dubbed ''Yui Rail,'' links Naha airport in the city center with the Shuri district in the eastern part of the city.

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Light plane belly-lands at Nagasaki airport

NAGASAKI, Japan - A two-seat light plane is towed off the runway after making a belly landing at Nagasaki airport in Omura, Nagasaki Prefecture, on April 7. The two people aboard the Cessna T210N aircraft were unhurt, but the underside of the plane's fuselage and the propeller were damaged. The pilot said the landing wheels failed to come out.

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Honda's Insight ranked as most fuel efficient car

WASHINGTON, United States - Honda Motor Co.'s Insight hybrid sedan is ranked as the most fuel efficient car among model year 2000 vehicles BY the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Oct. 1. The Insight, a two-seat car powered by a gasoline-electric hybrid engine scheduled to go on sale in December, logged 25.9 kilometers per liter of gasoline for driving in cities and a highway rating of 29.8 km per liter.

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Test flight of flying vehicle

Photo taken on July 18, 2022, shows a flying vehicle during a test flight in Amagasaki, western Japan. The test was conducted about 30 meters above ground without passengers, with the Okayama Prefecture-based entity operating the two-seat vehicle aiming to commercialize it at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.

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Test flight of flying vehicle

Photo taken on July 18, 2022, shows a flying vehicle during a test flight in Amagasaki, western Japan. The test was conducted about 30 meters above ground without passengers, with the Okayama Prefecture-based entity operating the two-seat vehicle aiming to commercialize it at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.

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Test flight of flying vehicle

Photo taken on July 18, 2022, shows a flying vehicle during a test flight in Amagasaki, western Japan. The test was conducted about 30 meters above ground without passengers, with the Okayama Prefecture-based entity operating the two-seat vehicle aiming to commercialize it at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.

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Yamaha Motor to introduce 2-seat scooter in April

TOKYO, Japan - Yamaha Motor Co. will start selling the two-seat scooter Maxam CP250 (photo) from April 1 in line with the planned lifting of a ban on riding double on highways. The Maxam CP250 has an engine displacement of 250 cc and a low-slung body to ensure stability. It will sell for 630,000 yen. (Kyodo)

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Mazda launches remodeled Roadster sports car

TOKYO, Japan - Mazda Motor Corp. President Hisakazu Imaki crouches beside a remodeled version of Mazda's open-top, two-seat Roadster sports car in Tokyo on Aug. 25. The third-generation Roadster is powered by a new 2-liter engine rather than the 1.6- and 1.8-liter engines of the second-generation model introduced seven years ago. (Kyodo)

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Mazda Roadster wins 2005-2006 Japan Car of the Year Award

TOKYO, Japan - The Mazda Roadster, known as the MX-5 overseas, is shown during an award ceremony for the Car of the Year Award for 2005-2006 in Tokyo Nov. 9. The Car of the Year Japan Executive Committee bestowed the award on the two-seat sports car launched in Japan in August. (Kyodo)

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New 'Smart Fortwo' launched, featuring improved fuel efficiency

TOKYO, Japan - Mercedes-Benz Japan Co. on Dec. 2 launched a new version of the Smart Fortwo two-seat compact car, adding a function that shuts down the engine when idling to improve fuel efficiency and environmental compatibility. (Kyodo)

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Nissan to road-test 2-seat EV

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a small two-seat electric vehicle to undergo a road test. Nissan Motor Co. said Sept. 29, 2011, it will begin road tests in October on the vehicle designed mainly for visitors at tourist attractions and elderly people going to shops and hospitals. (Kyodo)

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Small plane missing in Hokkaido

HAKODATE, Japan - A Japanese Air Self-Defense Force helicopter searches for a missing small plane in Shiriuchi, Hokkaido, on July 28, 2010. The two-seat plane operated by Nakanihon Air Service was heading to Sapporo, Hokkaido, from Niigata Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Small plane missing in Hokkaido

HAKODATE, Japan - A Japanese Air Self-Defense Force helicopter searches for a missing small plane in Shiriuchi, Hokkaido, on July 28, 2010. The two-seat plane operated by Nakanihon Air Service was heading to Sapporo, Hokkaido, from Niigata Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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McLaren Automotive's new sports car MP4-12C

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows British automaker McLaren Automotive's MP4-12C which was unveiled in Japan for the first time on Oct. 5, 2011, in Tokyo. The automaker has started accepting orders for the lightweight, two-seat sports car, which utilizes technology that McLaren introduced to Formula One, at a price of 27.9 million yen. (Kyodo)

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2-seat compact EV

Fukui Gov. Tatsuji Sugimoto (L) drives a two-seat compact electric vehicle, named e-TOP, in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture on June 8, 2021. The car, 2.5 meters in length and 1.3 meters in width and equipped with a small driving motor developed by a motor maker in the central Japan city, is currently being put through test drives on public roads.

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Panasonic unveils prototype car with autonomous driving system

Japan's Panasonic Corp. unveils a two-seat prototype car equipped with an autonomous driving system in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Oct. 10, 2017. Panasonic aims to commercially launch the system, which enables autonomous driving at low- and medium-speed in areas full of pedestrians, as early as 2022. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(2)1st postwar railway debuts in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - The first run of Okinawa's first postwar railway service is about to depart from Naha Airport Station on Aug. 10. The two-seat Okinawa Urban Monorail, dubbed ''Yui Rail,'' links Naha airport in the city center with the Shuri district in the eastern part of the city. (Kyodo)

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Light plane belly-lands at Nagasaki airport

NAGASAKI, Japan - A two-seat light plane is towed off the runway after making a belly landing at Nagasaki airport in Omura, Nagasaki Prefecture, on April 7. The two people aboard the Cessna T210N aircraft were unhurt, but the underside of the plane's fuselage and the propeller were damaged. The pilot said the landing wheels failed to come out.

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Honda's Insight ranked as most fuel efficient car

WASHINGTON, U.S. - Honda Motor Co.'s Insight hybrid sedan is ranked as the most fuel efficient car among model year 2000 vehicles BY the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Oct. 1. The Insight, a two-seat car powered by a gasoline-electric hybrid engine scheduled to go on sale in December, logged 25.9 kilometers per liter of gasoline for driving in cities and a highway rating of 29.8 km per liter.