In a remarkable demonstration, Electra showcased its hybrid-electric Ultra Short prototype to U.S. military stakeholders, emphasizing the aircraft's ability to operate in areas without conventional ...

Electra's flagship aircraft, the EL9, is in a league of its own. It's not an eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) but a STOL (ultra short aircraft) with significant advantages over ...

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 ...

Electra successfully demonstrated its hybrid-electric EL-2 Goldfinch, an ultra-short takeoff and landing (ESTOL) aircraft, to the U.S. military. The Goldfinch can operate from minimal infrastructure ...

Electra is building an aircraft that can take off and land using an airfield that's one-tenth the size of a standard runway. To demonstrate "blown lift" aero and hybrid-electric propulsion ...

Electra is developing one of the most advanced ultra-short hybrid-electric aircraft for passenger transportation in the US. An impressive machine like that needs the best electric propulsion system it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Short-takeoff and-landing (STOL) aircraft have been around since the 1930s, most recognizably as the type of fat-tired, ...

Small cargo operations are essential for transporting goods to and from remote and underserved areas. They can offer ...