Electra has secured 2,200 pre-orders for its EL9 Ultra Short hybrid-electric aircraft. Electra's order pipeline is valued at nearly $9 billion.
Electra’s Ultra Short—which integrates blown lift and hybrid-electric propulsion to take off and land in 150 feet—enables air operators to connect communities without aviation infrastructure, fly into airports with noise restrictions, create new opportunities and business models for cargo services, and save time. It also introduces new logistics capabilities for warfighters, including the ability to land on unimproved surfaces, improve safety and reduce costs, power ground operations and carry out critical logistics transport.
“Electra’s Ultra Short is the unlock for a new era of air travel—what we call direct aviation—that is as transformative as it’s practical,” said Marc Allen, CEO of Electra.
Electra’s Ultra Short technology suite integrates blown lift aerodynamics with hybrid-electric propulsion. The nine-passenger EL9 delivers up to 3,000 pounds of payload capacity and a range of up to 1,100 nautical miles, with in-flight battery recharging. The aircraft can operate from compact spaces and unimproved surfaces, including grass fields, parking lots and repurposed heliports.
