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Electra.aero eSTOL

23/09/2024Press Release:
Electra conducts multiple flight demonstrations of Ultra Short Aircraft for U.S. military
07/08/2024Press Release:
The flight of Electra’s EL-2 Goldfinch technology demonstrator aircraft showcased the eSTOL aircraft’s use of distributed electric propulsion with blown lift technology.
Electra’s eSTOL Goldfinch is first piloted electric aircraft to fly at NASA’s Langley Research Center
31/07/2024News:
Electra’s Diana Siegel, CFO, and JP Stewart, VP and GM, with Honeywell Aerospace Technologies’ David Shilliday, VP and GM, and Taylor Alberstadt, Sr. Director, Global Sales & Account Management, announced the technology partnership and investment at the Farnborough Air Show.

Electra specifies Honeywell for key flight technology

Honeywell’s compact fly-by-wire (cFBW) flight control computers are augmented by electronics, rather than manual controls. The computer for the aircraft’s flight controls is about the size of a paperback book.

18/07/2024Press Release:
Electra's hybrid eSTOL aircraft aces first grass field test flights
29/05/2024News:
The test flights, piloted by Cody Allee, took place through April and May 2024 at the Manassas Regional Airport and Warrenton-Fauquier Airport in Virginia.

Electra achieves first ultra-short eSTOL takeoff in piloted test

The EL-2 Goldfinch aircraft took off in less than 170 ft and landed in under 114 ft ground roll, the aircraft reached an altitude of 6,500 feet, and it flew as slowly as 25 kts on takeoff and landing.

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