Watch: High-tech eSTOL aircraft hardly needs any runway

While alien-looking eVTOL aircraft are stealing the headlines, Electra’s slightly more conventional approach is beating the likes of Joby, Archer, Lilium and Vertical Aerospace on pre-sales. Indeed, we pointed out in January that this company’s pre-ord… Continue reading Watch: High-tech eSTOL aircraft hardly needs any runway

Ultra-short takeoff and landing plane rakes in $8 billion in pre-orders

In all the buzz around eVTOLs, there’s still plenty of appetite for more conventional electric planes – especially, it seems, if they make ludicrous amounts of lift, and can take off and land at incredibly slow speeds, using absolutely tiny runways.Con… Continue reading Ultra-short takeoff and landing plane rakes in $8 billion in pre-orders

Ultra-short takeoff and landing plane rakes in $8 billion in pre-orders

In all the buzz around eVTOLs, there’s still plenty of appetite for more conventional electric planes – especially, it seems, if they make ludicrous amounts of lift, and can take off and land at incredibly slow speeds, using absolutely tiny runways.Con… Continue reading Ultra-short takeoff and landing plane rakes in $8 billion in pre-orders

Electra’s eSTOL demonstrator aircraft makes its first flights

Two years ago, American air mobility company Electra announced that it was partnering with the US Air Force on the development of an ultra-short takeoff and landing (ultra-STOL) aircraft. Earlier this month, a demonstrator version of that plane made it… Continue reading Electra’s eSTOL demonstrator aircraft makes its first flights

Hyundai outlines its hydrogen aviation plans, including regional eSTOLs

Hyundai has already made it very clear that it’s making a serious play at next-gen electric aviation, establishing its own eVTOL subsidiary Supernal late last year and promising to flex its automotive-grade manufacturing muscle to get air taxis built i… Continue reading Hyundai outlines its hydrogen aviation plans, including regional eSTOLs