Virginia-based aircraft developer Electra has demonstrated the capabilities of its hybrid-electric short take-off and landing aircraft (eSTOL) with a video of an “ultra short” take-off performed with ...

US hybrid-electric aircraft developer Electra’s short take-off and landing EL-2 Goldfinch prototype has gotten off the ground for the first time. The start-up’s 11 November first flight at Manassas ...

The EL-2 Goldfinch takes off from a grass field in Manassas, Virginia. Credit: J.Langford/Electra.aero Hybrid-electric aircraft developer Electra.aero says its EL-2 Goldfinch technology demonstrator ...

Electra.aero's Goldfinch, a hybrid-electric ultra-short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft demonstrator, successfully completed its inaugural flights in Virginia this month. The Goldfinch utilizes ...

This fall season, we saw several industry firsts in the US related to the emerging AAM (Advanced Air Mobility). The latest one to take us a step closer to zero-emission air travel is what claims to be ...

“The Goldfinch completed an all-electric test flight on November 11 and a hybrid-electric flight on November 19, both piloted by Cody Allee, from the Manassas Regional Airport in Virginia. The first ...

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will fly in Electra's EL-2 Goldfinch, a hybrid-electric experimental aircraft prototype designed for ultra-short takeoffs and landings (STOL). Electra received a NASA ...

Electra.aero pitches its eSTOL as an alternative to helicopters. Credit: Electra.aero Electra.aero has flown its prototype EL-2 Goldfinch electric short-take-off-and-landing (eSTOL) aircraft as part ...

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 ...

Electra Aero's EL-2 Goldfinch technology demonstrator aircraft has conducted austere environment flight trials with the U.S. Marines and Army.

This story was updated Dec. 1. A Manassas aircraft manufacturer that’s developing an electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft logged a significant milestone Nov. 19 when it completed its ...

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 ...