Radio Hangar explores Electra and the eSTOL Bet, Blown Lift, and the Hybrid Airplane That Wants to Take Off From a Soccer Field Instead of a Runway.
VectorElectra's hybrid-electric EL9 Ultra Short uses century-old blown lift and eight electric motors to take off in about 150 feet.
VectorRadio Hangar explores Electra's EL9 Ultra Short, Blown-Lift eSTOL, and the Hybrid-Electric Nine-Seater That Wants to Take Off in the Length of a Soccer Field.
VectorElectra's hybrid-electric EL9 uses blown lift and eight electric motors to take off and land in as little as 150 feet.
VectorElectra's hybrid-electric EL9 uses blown lift and eight motors to take off and land in about 150 feet, promising 500-mile regional range.
VectorElectra's hybrid-electric EL9 uses blown lift to take off and land in 150 feet, aiming to replace helicopters on short regional routes.
VectorElectra will build its hybrid-electric EL9 eSTOL aircraft at a new $850M Springfield, Ohio factory rated for 800 planes a year.
TowerHow Electra's EL9 uses blown lift and hybrid-electric power to take off and land in 150 feet instead of a full runway.
VectorElectra's hybrid-electric EL9 uses blown lift to take off in 150 feet - here's the physics and why it could reshape regional flight.
VectorElectra's EL9 combines 1950s blown-lift aerodynamics with modern electric motors to create a 9-seat hybrid that takes off in 150 feet.
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