Say hello to the new EL9, the ultra-short hybrid-electric aircraft with nine passenger seats designed by Electra for a new era of zero-emission, efficient flight. The Northern Virginia-based aviation ...

Electra.aero Inc. recently demonstrated the value of its hybrid-electric Ultra-STOL (short takeoff and landing) technology to provide critical military logistics support to areas that are impossible ...

ELAS integrates wing leading edge slats with electric ducted fan. Credit: CubCrafters Backcountry aircraft manufacturer CubCrafters is flight testing a lift augmentation device that combines slats ...

The two-seat EL-2 Goldfinch has made two short flights, on November 11 and 19, from the company's base at Manassas Regional Airport in Virginia. Electra has started test flights with its EL-2 ...

Safran Helicopter Engines is developing the 600-kilowatt turbogenerator propulsion system for Electra Aero’s hybrid-electric STOL prototype aircraft. Electra has selected a 600-kilowatt turbogenerator ...

A recent AirForce exercise explored how STOL-capable electric aircraft can provide rapid freight, transport, and medevac services to remote conflicts that are difficult or impossible to reach with ...