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Electra Achieves FAA Certification Milestone for EL9 Ultra Short Aircraft
Electra, the global leader in ultra-short hybrid-electric aviation, today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has closed the G-1 Issue Paper, formally establishing the certification basis for Electra’s EL9 Ultra Short aircraft and advancing the company toward the next big step in type certification of the company’s nine-passenger hybrid-electric aircraft. After just seven months of coordinated engagement, Electra achieved…
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Electra Secures 2,200 Pre-Orders for its Groundbreaking Ultra Short Aircraft
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 hybrid-electric aircraft. Valued at nearly $9 billion, Electra’s order pipeline is one of the largest in the Advanced Air Mobility industry. Electra’s 9-passenger EL9 Ultra Short aircraft provides increased access, low noise, affordability, and sustainability in one solution that operates with existing…
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NASA Invites Media to Administrator Flight in Electra Hybrid-Electric Aircraft
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will fly in aircraft manufacturer Electra’s EL2 Goldfinch experimental prototype aircraft on Sunday, Dec. 8. Members of the media are invited to speak with Nelson and Electra leaders just prior to the flight at 11:45 a.m. EST at Manassas Regional Airport in Manassas, Virginia. Electra designed the experimental aircraft with the goals of reducing emissions and…
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Electra Reveals Design for EL9 Ultra Short Hybrid-Electric Aircraft
Electra.aero, Inc. (Electra) today revealed the design of its groundbreaking EL9 Ultra Short hybrid-electric product aircraft, a nine-passenger piloted aircraft built for the electric future that redefines air travel without airports, emissions, or noise. Electra now enters the development phase of the EL9 backed by over a year of successful flight testing of its EL2 Goldfinch two-seat prototype, proving the technology’s readiness for…
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Electra’s Hybrid-Electric Test Aircraft Achieves First Ultra-Short eSTOL Takeoff and Landing in Piloted Test Flights
Electra.aero, Inc. (Electra), a next-gen aerospace company committed to decarbonizing aviation and opening new air transportation markets, today announced that it has successfully achieved the first high-performance ultra-short flight operations of its piloted blown-lift hybrid-electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) demonstrator aircraft (EL-2 Goldfinch). Durig the flight test campaign, the longest flight lasted 1 hour 43 minutes, and the EL-2 Goldfinch…
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