[Courtesy: Electra.aero] The U.S. Army will soon begin experimenting with an electric aircraft that needs only a soccer field-sized space to take off and land. The Army on Thursday awarded a $1.9 ...

LAS VEGAS—U.S. startup Electra.aero confirms it is developing a near-conformal demonstrator version of its planned Ultra Short nine-passenger hybrid electric short-takeoff-and-landing (eSTOL ...

The Electra Aero’s technology demonstrator, named “Goldfinch,” was rolled out at an event at the company’s hangar at the Manassas Regional Airport in Virginia. [Credit: Stephen Yeates] At ...

Electra.aero, the hybrid-electric ultra-short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft developer, was awarded a Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract by the U.S. Air Force.

Credit: Electra.aero Emboldened by validation of its concept with a two-seat technology demonstrator, Electra.aero has previewed the design of its planned nine-passenger hybrid-electric aircraft ...