Jekta Begins Subscale Flight Trials Of Electric Seaplane

jekta PHA-ZE 100

The PHA-ZE 100 is being designed in electric and hydrogen-electric variants.

Credit: Jekta
Swiss startup Jekta has begun flight testing with a subscale model of its 19-passenger PHA-ZE 100 electric seaplane. With a 3-m (10-ft.) wingspan, the 1:9-scale demonstrator is intended to validate aerodynamic and hydrodynamic performance of the production aircraft, building on extensive digital...
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