In 2020, the American aeromobile company Electra will launch the US Air Force, which has begun developing short take-off and landing (ultra-STOL) aircraft. The result of their stage was the two-seat electric aircraft EL-2 Goldfinch, which has already completed its first two flights.
The new vehicle features its own gold-plated hybrid-electric battery and a quad-motor landing on each wing. Installed in this way, they force additional air flow over the entire surface of the wing, thereby increasing the increased lift power. This reduces the take-off distance.
The engines are powered by batteries, charged before the flight, or by a turbocharger (hybrid version). Goldfinch Engines run on this and are used in no time.
The first, all-electric flight took place on November 11, and the second, a hybrid one, took place on November 19. Test pilot Cody Ali managed to rise to a height of almost 980 m and fly about 50 km.
In the commercial version of the prototype, Electra will transport up to nine passengers over a distance of up to 805 km at a speed of 322 km/h; for this, during takeoff/landing it will only need runway five of only about 50 meters.
Source: Tech Cult
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