Astro Mechanica – founded in 2021 by Ian Brooke and with a tight ship of only eight employees – is an aerospace startup ...

However, its large flaps and eight electric motors mounted on the wings set it apart. This unique configuration, combined with Electra's patented blown-lift technology, enables the aircraft to ...

Electra unveils the EL9, a hybrid-electric aircraft designed for sustainable, noise-free, and efficient regional air travel.

Superconductivity is a phenomenon that occurs when certain materials are cooled to extremely low temperatures, causing their ...

But consider that the aircraft burned no fuel and emitted zero emissions. Instead, the plane used an all-electric motor powered by a single battery. Called the e-Genius and built by engineers at ...

In hydrogen-powered aircraft, The idea is that the hydrogen is fed into a fuel cell that generates electricity that either charges battery banks or drives an electric motor directly. However ...

The agency awarded contracts to develop emission-slashing airplane designs that can take flight by 2050, including a ...

Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership (Hitrans) has been looking at the use of large electric aircraft called Airlanders ... replaced with an electric motor.