Electra eSTOL Rollout

Electra introduces its hybrid electric, blown-lift technology demonstrator to the world. June 12, 2023.

[tbuyus]

Could this plane do zero-g skip glide ballistic flight to reduce drag? Like the vomit comet. It would benefit from high power to weight ratio pulling up and accelerating into the parabola, and reduced parasitic drag of the small wing size through the zero angle attack ballistic phase.

[buzzypeterson]

Come on guys, this toy is the best you can do? In China ehang is flying, and this is what is being marketed? This will relaunch small commuter operations?

[foxlies]

No info on range vs payload, ceiling, fuel consumption or CO2 per PAX km, speed. nothing. just grinding music and big smiles.

[mrackerm]

Decarbonize what? Horse shit. Electra is a great concept and a great operation, but decarbonizing is horse shit - that plane has a carbon footprint just the same as any other plane - they have just relocated some of it to elsewhere.