Electra’s Goldfinch Completes Off-Runway Testing

The EL-2 Goldfinch takes off from a grass field in Manassas, Virginia.

Credit: J.Langford/Electra.aero
Hybrid-electric aircraft developer Electra.aero says its EL-2 Goldfinch technology demonstrator has completed off-runway test flights that exhibit its ability to operate from short and austere fields. The hybrid-electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) aircraft flew a series of takeoffs and...
Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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