How ultralight eVTOLs are bringing personal flight closer than ever

Two decades after electric vehicles began reshaping ground transportation, a new category of electric aircraft is beginning ...
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Lockheed Martin and Electra Expand Collaboration to Accelerate EL9 Ultra-STOL Commercialization

PARIS, June 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® (NYSE: LMT) and Electra.aero, Inc. ("Electra") signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore opportunities for Electra's EL9 ...
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Electra upsizes ultra-STOL hybrid electric plane to carry 9 passengers

Unlike pure electric aircraft that require chargers, the EL9 is self-charging, so it requires no such infrastructure, as well as giving it longer range and an emergency reserve. The fly-by-wire ...
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Lockheed’s Skunk Works Will Help Develop Electra’s ‘Ultra-STOL’ EL9

Lockheed Martin’s secretive Skunk Works unit is partnering with Electra to accelerate the development of Electra’s EL9, a hybrid-electric "Ultra-STOL" (ultra short takeoff and landing) aircraft. The ...