U.S. Army Funds Electra eSTOL Wind Tunnel Test

Electra’s piloted eSTOL demonstrator is flight testing blown-lift distributed electric propulsion

Credit: Electra.aero
U.S. startup Electra.aero has received a $1.9 million U.S. Army contract that funds powered wind tunnel testing of its planned hybrid-electric short-takeoff-and-landing (STOL) aircraft. The award enables the Army to explore Electra’s blown-wing technology for military missions including logistics in...
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