• June

    20

    2023

Electra unveils hybrid-electric demonstrator aircraft

Electra unveils hybrid-electric demonstrator aircraft to begin flight testing
Inside Nova
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Electra.aero, Inc. has unveiled the test vehicle for its first hybrid-electric ultra-short takeoff and landing aircraft.

The electric ultra-short takeoff and landing, or eSTOL, aircraft was introduced at Electra’s development facility at the Manassas Regional Airport in a ceremony Monday that included guests from the aviation industry, government, the investor community and Electra customers, according to a news release.

The bright yellow aircraft is named the Electra Model EA-2 “Goldfinch” in celebration of the nimble American Goldfinch bird indigenous to North America.

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