Electra’s EL9 also can take off and land on short dirt or grass strips.
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Electra.aero’s EL9 aircraft is designed to take off in less than the distance of a football field and then fly a 1,000-lb. payload more than 1,000 mi. That performance puts the aircraft in a curious spot—somewhere between a helicopter and a fixed-wing cargo aircraft, the workhorses of the U.S. Army...
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