Electra's nine-seat hybrid electric eSTOL uses NASA-proven blown lift and eight electric motors to target a 150-foot ground roll, opening thousands of airstrips to fixed-wing service.
VectorElectra's hybrid-electric EL9 Ultra Short uses century-old blown lift and eight electric motors to take off in about 150 feet.
VectorElectra's EL2 hybrid-electric demonstrator uses blown lift to take off and land in a couple hundred feet, promising new access to small fields.
TowerRadio 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.
VectorHow Electra's EL9 uses blown lift and hybrid-electric power to take off and land in 150 feet instead of a full runway.
VectorArcher's new autonomous VTOL Halo shares an airframe and hybrid-electric powertrain with Anduril's defense aircraft Thunder - here's what it means for pilots.
TowerAmpaire's parallel hybrid retrofit cuts fuel burn 25-50% by keeping the engine and adding an electric boost, betting practical electric flight won't ditch combustion yet.
VectorTurbotech's regenerative turbine cuts fuel burn by a third, putting small turboprops back on the table for light aircraft.
TowerElectra.aero's blown-lift EL-9 aims to carry nine passengers on 500-mile trips while landing in under 300 feet using distributed electric propellers over the wing.
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.
VectorHeart Aerospace's ES-30 hybrid-electric airliner could cut regional airline fuel costs by up to 70% with entry into service targeted around 2028-2029.
VectorAmpaire's hybrid-electric retrofit converts existing Cessna Caravans into fuel-saving machines without new type certificates.
VectorHeart Aerospace scrapped its all-electric ES-19 and pivoted to the hybrid-electric ES-30, a pragmatic bet on physics over hype.
VectorElectra Aero's hybrid-electric blown-lift aircraft could revolutionize regional aviation by operating from runways under 150 feet.
VectorOverair's butterfly valve propulsion system replaces the helicopter swashplate with electrically actuated blade control, promising 30% better hover efficiency.
VectorHeart Aerospace's ES-30 hybrid-electric airliner offers three operating modes and could replace aging turboprops by 2028.
VectorElectra aero's blown-lift hybrid aircraft promises 300-foot takeoffs, 500-mile range, and 70% less fuel than turboprops.
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