Hybrid-electric aircraft makes aviation first with 150-foot landing
The demonstration showed a fixed-wing aircraft can use existing heliports and support Electra’s planned 150-foot ground-roll regional routes.
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Electra Demonstrates Ultra-Short Take-off and Landing at Manhattan Heliport
Electra has demonstrated its hybrid-electric EL2 technology demonstrator taking off and landing at Downtown Skyport in Lower Manhattan, in what the company describes as the first operation of a fixed-wing aircraft without vertical take-off capability at the heliport. The demonstration, conducted on 26 October, forms part of Electra’s “Life Beyond Runways” programme, which is intended
The two-seat EL2 prototype tested operations from Manhattan's Downtown Skyport, supporting the development of the nine-seat EL9. The article Electra EL2 hybrid electric aircraft takes off and lands at a Manhattan heliport appeared first on FLIGHT.
The hybrid electric wing aircraft Electra EL2 can take off and land at very short distances. It is therefore suitable for use in urban spaces.
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