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 ...

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 ...

Electra.aero's EL-2 Goldfinch, a hybrid-electric ultra-short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) demonstrator aircraft, successfully completed its inaugural flights in Virginia, including its first in a ...

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

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 ...

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 ...