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Electra Selects Honeywell to Provide Key Flight Technology
July 24, 2024
Electra Selects Honeywell to Provide Key Flight Technology for its Hybrid-Electric Aircraft
Electra Selects Honeywell to Provide Key Flight Technology
July 24, 2024
Electra Selects Honeywell to Provide Key Flight Technology for its Hybrid-Electric Aircraft
Electra’s eSTOL Aircraft Aces First Grass Field Test Flights
July 18, 2024
WATCH VIDEO: Electra’s Hybrid eSTOL Aircraft Aces First Grass Field Test Flights
Electra’s eSTOL Aircraft Aces First Grass Field Test Flights
July 18, 2024
WATCH VIDEO: Electra’s Hybrid eSTOL Aircraft Aces First Grass Field Test Flights
Electra's test aircraft achieves first ultra short eSTOL flights
May 29, 2024
Electra’s Hybrid-Electric Test Aircraft Achieves First Ultra-Short eSTOL Takeoff and Landing in Piloted Test Flights
Electra's test aircraft achieves first ultra short eSTOL flights
May 29, 2024
Electra’s Hybrid-Electric Test Aircraft Achieves First Ultra-Short eSTOL Takeoff and Landing in Piloted Test Flights
Electra appoints Buddy Sessoms as Product Chief Engineer
May 29, 2024
Buddy Sessoms Named Chief Engineer for Electra’s eSTOL Production Aircraft
Electra appoints Buddy Sessoms as Product Chief Engineer
May 29, 2024
Buddy Sessoms Named Chief Engineer for Electra’s eSTOL Production Aircraft
U.S. Navy Selects Electra to Design Ship-Based eSTOL Logistics Aircraft
April 24, 2024
U.S. Navy Selects Electra to Design Ship-Based eSTOL Logistics Aircraft
U.S. Navy Selects Electra to Design Ship-Based eSTOL Logistics Aircraft
April 24, 2024
U.S. Navy Selects Electra to Design Ship-Based eSTOL Logistics Aircraft
U.S. Army Awards Electra $1.9 Million Contract
April 18, 2024
U.S. Army Awards Electra $1.9 Million Contract for Powered Wind Tunnel Test of Contested Logistics eSTOL Aircraft
U.S. Army Awards Electra $1.9 Million Contract
April 18, 2024
U.S. Army Awards Electra $1.9 Million Contract for Powered Wind Tunnel Test of Contested Logistics eSTOL Aircraft
Surf Air Mobility and Electra Partner to Bring eSTOL Aircraft to Market
February 15, 2024
Surf Air Mobility and Electra Enter Bilateral Agreement to Bring eSTOL Aircraft to Market, Incorporate Surf Air Technology into Joint Systems, and Create Leasing Partnership
Surf Air Mobility and Electra Partner to Bring eSTOL Aircraft to Market
February 15, 2024
Surf Air Mobility and Electra Enter Bilateral Agreement to Bring eSTOL Aircraft to Market, Incorporate Surf Air Technology into Joint Systems, and Create Leasing Partnership
Electra Founder John Langford Elected AIAA Honorary Fellow
February 8, 2024
Electra Founder John Langford Elected AIAA Honorary Fellow
Electra Founder John Langford Elected AIAA Honorary Fellow
February 8, 2024
Electra Founder John Langford Elected AIAA Honorary Fellow

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Virginia-Based Electra Debuts Innovative Advanced Air Mobility Demonstrator Aircraft Supported By VIPC Funding
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June 13, 2023
Virginia-Based Electra Debuts Innovative Advanced Air Mobility Demonstrator Aircraft Supported By VIPC Funding
Virginia-Based Electra Debuts Innovative Advanced Air Mobility Demonstrator Aircraft Supported By VIPC Funding
News Wires
June 13, 2023
Virginia-Based Electra Debuts Innovative Advanced Air Mobility Demonstrator Aircraft Supported By VIPC Funding
AAM Spotlight: John Langford
Aviation Week
June 12, 2023
AAM Spotlight: John Langford
AAM Spotlight: John Langford
Aviation Week
June 12, 2023
AAM Spotlight: John Langford
Electra Rolls Out Blown-Lift eSTOL Demonstrator
Aviation Week
June 12, 2023
Electra Rolls Out Blown-Lift eSTOL Demonstrator
Electra Rolls Out Blown-Lift eSTOL Demonstrator
Aviation Week
June 12, 2023
Electra Rolls Out Blown-Lift eSTOL Demonstrator
Alumnus mentors engineering Hokies through takeoff
Virginia Tech
February 1, 2023
Alumnus mentors engineering Hokies through takeoff
Alumnus mentors engineering Hokies through takeoff
Virginia Tech
February 1, 2023
Alumnus mentors engineering Hokies through takeoff
U.S. Air Force Provides More Funding for Electra's eSTOL Aircraft
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January 26, 2023
U.S. Air Force Provides More Funding for Electra's eSTOL Aircraft
U.S. Air Force Provides More Funding for Electra's eSTOL Aircraft
Ain Online
January 26, 2023
U.S. Air Force Provides More Funding for Electra's eSTOL Aircraft
Electra CFO Selected for eVTOL Insights 2023 Power Book
January 19, 2023
Electra CFO Selected for eVTOL Insights 2023 Power Book
Electra CFO Selected for eVTOL Insights 2023 Power Book
January 19, 2023
Electra CFO Selected for eVTOL Insights 2023 Power Book
Does eSTOL Hybrid Power and Blown Lift Beat Vertical Powered Lift? – FutureFlight VIDEO
Aviation International News
November 15, 2022
Does eSTOL Hybrid Power and Blown Lift Beat Vertical Powered Lift? – FutureFlight VIDEO
Does eSTOL Hybrid Power and Blown Lift Beat Vertical Powered Lift? – FutureFlight VIDEO
Aviation International News
November 15, 2022
Does eSTOL Hybrid Power and Blown Lift Beat Vertical Powered Lift? – FutureFlight VIDEO
Electra Updates eSTOL Test And Development Plan- VIDEO Interview with John Langford
Aviation Week
October 19, 2022
Electra Updates eSTOL Test And Development Plan- VIDEO Interview with John Langford
Electra Updates eSTOL Test And Development Plan- VIDEO Interview with John Langford
Aviation Week
October 19, 2022
Electra Updates eSTOL Test And Development Plan- VIDEO Interview with John Langford
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