Lockheed’s Skunk Works Will Help Develop Electra’s ‘Ultra-STOL’ EL9
Defense contractor’s secretive advanced technology arm could accelerate the timeline for the hybrid-electric aircraft, designed to take off and land in just 150 feet.
Defense contractor’s secretive advanced technology arm could accelerate the timeline for the hybrid-electric aircraft, designed to take off and land in just 150 feet.
Long-range variant will be adapted from the manufacturer’s all-electric VX4, which it aims to certify in 2028.
Flight school trains some 52,000 civil pilots annually and says it will work with regulators on ‘future governance’ of training involving hydrogen.
Manufacturer has 2,200 provisional orders for its nine-passenger EL9 from customers around the world, CEO Marc Allen tells FLYING.
Fresh capital will help fund a hybrid vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) model the company is developing.
Space agency contractor Electra is developing hybrid-electric aircraft that require just 150 feet of runway for takeoff and landing.
Improved sim software allows the latest iteration of the game, released Tuesday, to add a variety of aircraft not yet on the market.
Manufacturer Electra performs demonstration flights for the military under a $85 million contract with the U.S. Air Force.
Boeing former chief strategy officer B. Marc Allen, who held an array of positions with the company for more than a decade, will lead the hybrid-electric aircraft manufacturer.
The company will inherit several pending patents and government contracts to ramp up development of its hybrid-electric propulsion system.