While regulatory hurdles are the main challenge to introducing electric aircraft, there is a technology problem. Specifically one with the batteries critical to powering them. Jet fuel ...

It introduced it as the “first electric light jet designed for hydrogen propulsion, featuring a clean-sheet architecture ...

There will be no magic key to reaching this ... The RX1E is a two-seater electric aircraft designed primarily for pilot training, recreational flying, and short-haul transportation.

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: What could a future with electric planes look like? $25 tickets, quieter airports, or even shorter runways. Companies have been betting on battery ...

There is a lot at stake in the race to innovate: the electric aircraft market is projected to reach over $22 billion in the next fifteen years. In order for electric flight to really take off and ...

There’s also the added bonus that electric planes are just much more pleasant to fly in. No loud engine noise, no vibrations, no smell of jet fuel, just environmentally friendly peace and quiet.

As he climbed through clear skies in a “perfectly quiet electric airplane,” he says he felt grateful. “There’s not a piece in that airplane that we didn’t design, build, assemble ...

Electra announces a new round of customers for its flagship, fixed-wing EL9, many of whom primarily operate rotorcraft.

Electra Aero is now reporting 2,200 pre-orders for its EL9 Ultra Short hybrid-electric utility aircraft as it works to ...

History was made last Saturday when the first-ever coast-to-coast flight by an all-electric aircraft was completed with the ...

Electric RC aircraft are not known for long flight times, with multirotors usually doing 20-45 minutes, while most fixed wings will struggle to get past two hours. [Matthew Heiskell] blew these ...