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Electra.aero
Hybrid-electric Ultra Short eSTOL (not VTOL) — EL2 demonstrator / EL9 production design
Manassas, Virginia, USA · US
Image: Electra.aero official site — EL9 Atlas (credit Electra)
Overview
Electra.aero develops hybrid-electric Ultra Short / eSTOL aircraft using blown-lift technology — relevant to air-taxi and regional AAM discussions but not VTOL. The EL2 Goldfinch demonstrator has flown; Electra states it applied for FAA Part 23 type certification for the nine-passenger EL9.