Flying In Electra’s Ultra-Short-Takeoff-And-Landing Tech Demonstrator
Electric propellers blow over the EL2’s wing and flaps to increase lift coefficient and reduce takeoff and landing distances.
Credit: Electra.aero
Flying in Electra’s bright yellow EL2 technology demonstrator proved to be both dramatic and not. It was undramatic because taking off with a ground roll of less than 150 ft. on the power of eight electric propellers entails less noise and vibration than expected. It was dramatic because in a mere...
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