A groundbreaking hybrid eSTOL has completed its first-ever grass field test flight 🚁 the flights demonstrate the EL-2 Goldfinch's effectiveness for operating from austere fields smaller than 300ft that are minimally prepared > > https://hubs.la/Q02Hpg3s0
Electra's demonstrator aircraft flew a series of takeoffs and landings from a grass area and demonstrated the maximum performance climb-out of 32 degrees.
The aircraft achieved quiet operations of under 55 decibels at 500ft overflight, a sound level comparable to human conversation.
JP Stewart, Electra’s Vice President and General Manager, said; “The Electra eSTOL technologies increase the number of available landing sites by orders of magnitude relative to traditional fixed wing aircraft while providing for higher cruise speeds, lower costs, and lower noise than vertical lift solutions. These first flights from a field demonstrate the beginnings of this strong capability that we will continue to develop.”
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