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Electra Validates Blown-Lift Wing In Powered Wind Tunnel Tests is published in Advanced Air Mobility Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included with your AWIN ...
MANASSAS, Va. , June 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Electra.aero, Inc. (Electra) today unveiled the test vehicle for its hybrid-electric ultra-short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft, the first of ...
FALLS CHURCH, Va., June 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Electra.aero this week unveiled its first commercial product to serve regional air mobility markets. The aircraft is designed to carry up to seven ...
ground roll. Credit: Electra.aero U.S. startup Electra.aero has completed its first pair of piloted test flights with its full-scale hybrid-electric short-takeoff-and-landing (eSTOL) technology ...
March 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Electra.aero, Inc. (Electra), the aerospace company pioneering Direct Aviation as a new category, has secured 2,200 pre-orders for its groundbreaking EL9 Ultra Short ...
[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 ...
[Courtesy: Electra.aero] Green regional air mobility provider Surf Air Mobility is joining forces with Electra.aero, the manufacturer of a nine-seat, hybrid-electric short takeoff and landing ...
Manassas-based aviation startup Electra.aero announced Monday it has secured $115 million in Series B funding to enter pre-production and certification phase of its EL9 model, a hybrid ultra-short ...
Tested in the Wright Brothers Wind Tunnel at MIT, it is reported that the Ultra Short delivers enough lift to take off and ...
PARIS, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Lockheed-backed Electra.aero has appointed former Boeing executive Marc Allen as chief executive as it seeks to deliver on plans to develop hybrid-electric planes capable ...
MANASSAS, Va., July 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Electra.aero, Inc. (Electra) a next-gen aerospace company committed to decarbonizing aviation and opening new air transportation markets, has ...
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.