List of electric aircraft
This is a list of electric aircraft, whose primary flight power is electrical.
Type | Country | Class | Power Source | Role | Date | Status | Notes |
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ΦNIX | Czech republic | Propeller | Battery | Two-seat airplane | 2018 | Project | Testing and preparing serial production.[1][2] |
AC Propulsion SoLong | US | UAV | Solar | 2005 | First around-the-clock flight, at night using energy stored in batteries.[3][4] | ||
Aerovironment Bionic Bat | US | Propeller | Hybrid | Experimental | 1984 | Prototype | [5] |
AgustaWestland Project Zero | Italy | UAV | Cable | Experimental | 2011 | Prototype | First large-scale all-electric tilt-rotor.[6] |
AirCar | US & TR | Propeller | Battery | Private | 2018 | Prototype | Electric flying car[7] |
Air Energy AE-1 Silent | Germany | Motor glider | Battery | 1998 | Production | ||
Airbus A³ Vahana | US | Propeller | Battery | Experimental | 2018 | Prototype | [8] |
Airbus E-Fan | France | Propeller | Battery | Trainer | 2014 | Cancelled | Co-developed with Aero Composite Saintonge.[9] |
Eviation Alice | Israel | Propeller | Battery | Commercial | 2022 | Testing | 2 pilot + 9 passenger, 444 km/h cruise and 1,367 km range [10] |
Alisport Silent Club | Italy | Motor glider | Battery | Production | First production electric aircraft.[11] | ||
APEV Pouchelec | France | Propeller | Battery | 2009 | Prototype | Development of the Pouchel Light.[12][13] | |
APEV Demoichelle | France | Battery | 2010 | Prototype | Development of the Demoichelle.[14] The Demoichelle Flew in Le Bourget for the 2010 Paris electric aeroplanes airshow.[15] | ||
AstroFlight Sunrise | US | UAV | Solar | Experimental | 1975 | Prototype | First solar-powered flight. The improved Sunrise II flew in 1975.[16][17][18] |
Aura Aero Integral | France | Propeller | Battery | Trainer | 2021 | Project | |
Beta AVA | US | Propeller | Battery | Commercial | 2019 | Prototype |
Testing and preparing serial production.[19] |
Boeing Fuel Cell Demonstrator (FCD) | US | Motor glider | Fuel cell | Experimental | 2008 | Prototype |
Modified Diamond HK-36 Super Dimona.[20][21] |
Bye Aerospace Sun Flyer 2 | US | Propeller | Battery | Two-seat trainer | 2016 | Project | [22] |
Bye Aerospace Sun Flyer 4 | US | Propeller | Battery | Four-seat touring aircraft | 2018 | Project | [23][24] |
Cessna 172 electric | US | Propeller | Battery | Experimental | 2010 | Demonstrator only | [25][26] On 19 October 2012 Beyond Aviation announced that it had flown an electric Cessna 172 Skyhawk.[27] |
DigiSky SkySpark | Fuel cell | Converted Alpi Pioneer 300.[28][29] | |||||
Dufour Aerospace aEro 1 | Switzerland | Propeller | Battery | Aerobatic | 2016 | Prototype | Converted Silence Twister.[30] |
e-Genius | Germany | Battery | Experimental | 2011 | Prototype | [31][32][33] | |
EADS Green Cri-Cri | Battery | Experimental | 2010 | Prototype | Converted Colomban Cri-cri.[34][35] | ||
Electric Aircraft Corporation ElectraFlyer Trike | US | Motor glider | Battery | Private | 2007 | Production | Ultralight. First commercial offering of an electric aircraft.[36][37] |
Electric Aircraft Corporation ElectraFlyer-C | US | Motor glider | Battery | Private | 2008 | Production | Converted Monnett Moni motor glider.[38] |
Electric Visionary Aircraft | France | Ducted fan | Battery | Private | 2017 | Prototype | two-seater vertical take-off and landing air taxi prototype[39][40] |
Electravia E-Fenix | France | Motor glider | Battery | Private | 2001 | Prototype | [41] |
Electravia ElectroLight2 | France | Motor glider | Battery | Private | 2001 | Production | [42][43] |
Electravia BL1E Electra | France | Propeller | Battery | 2007 | [44][45] First registered aircraft in the world powered by electric engine and with batteries. | ||
Electravia Electro Trike | France | Motor glider | Battery | 2008 | [46] | ||
AutoGyro GmbH eCavalon | Germany | Rotorcraft | Battery | Experimental | 2013 | Prototype | |
ENFICA-FC | Propeller | Fuel cell | Experimental | Prototype | Converted Rapid 200FC.[47] | ||
eUP Aviation Green1 | Canada | Motor glider | Battery | 2012 | Production | [48] | |
Flightstar e-Spyder | Propeller | Battery | 2009 | Converted Flightstar Sportstar Spyder. Also offered as the Greenwing GW280 and Yuneec eSpyder.[49] | |||
MC15E Cri-Cri | Propeller | Battery | 2010 | [50] | |||
Icaro 2000 Trike | Motor glider | Battery | Private | Production | [51] | ||
Joby Aviation S4 | US | Propeller | Battery | Experimental | 2017 | Prototype | [52] |
La France | France | Airship | Battery | Experimental | 1884 | Prototype | [53] |
Lange Antares 20E | Germany | Motor glider | Battery | Experimental | 2003 | Production | [54][55] First electric aircraft to obtain a certificate of airworthiness. |
Lange Antares 23E | Germany | Motor glider | Battery | Experimental | 2012 | Production | |
Lange LF 20 | Germany | Motor glider | Battery | Experimental | 1999 | Prototype | Modified DG800.[56] |
Lilium Jet | Germany | Ducted fan | Battery | Private | 2017 | Prototype | two-seater (5 planned from 2025) vertical take-off and landing air taxi prototype[57][58] |
Luxembourg Special Aerotechnics MC30E | Battery | Experimental | 2012 | Prototype | [59][60] | ||
MacCready Gossamer Penguin | US | Propeller | Solar | Experimental | 1980 | Prototype | Flown for press demonstration at Muroc Dry Lake (NASA Dryden flight research center adjacent to Edwards Air Force base.)[61] |
MacCready Solar Challenger | US | Propeller | Solar | Experimental | 1981 | Prototype | Flew 262 km (163 mi) from Paris to England.[62] |
Matsushita / Tokyo Institute of Technology aircraft | Japan | Propeller | Battery | Experimental | 2006 | Prototype | Powered by 160 AA battery cells.[63] |
Mauro Solar Riser | Propeller | Solar | Experimental | 1979 | Prototype | First manned, solar-powered airplane. Based on the UFM Easy Riser. Solar cells charged battery for flight.[64] | |
Militky MB-E1 | West Germany | Propeller | Battery | Experimental | 1973 | Prototype | First manned airplane to fly solely on electric power.[65] |
MIT Monarch | US | Propeller | Hybrid | Experimental | Prototype | Batteries charged by human power.[66] Followed by the MIT Monarch 2. | |
NASA Centurion | US | UAV | Solar | Experimental | Prototype | ||
NASA Helios | US | UAV | Battery | Experimental | 1999 | Prototype | |
NASA Pathfinder | US | UAV | Solar | Experimental | 1993 | Prototype | Developed by AeroVironment, Inc from the HALSOL prototype.[67][68] Pathfinder Plus had increased span. |
NASA Puffin | US | Personal air vehicle | Battery | Experimental | 2010 | Project | [69] |
NASA X-57 Maxwell | US | Propeller | Battery | Experimental | 2016 | Project | Modified Tecnam P2006T.[70][71] |
New Concept Aircraft (Zhuhai) Green Pioneer Ι | China | Solar | Experimental | 2002 | Prototype | [72][73] | |
Opener BlackFly | United States | Propeller | Battery | Production ultralight | 2011 | Under development | [74] |
PC-Aero Elektra One | Germany | Propeller | Solar | 2011 | Project | [75] | |
Petróczy-Kármán-Žurovec PKZ-1 | Hungary | Rotorcraft | Cable | Observation | 1917 | Prototype | Tethered to the ground. |
Phoenix U-14 Electra | Czech republic | Propeller | Battery | Two-seat airplane | 2011 | Prototype | |
Pipistrel Alpha Electro | Slovenia | Light Sport Aircraft | Battery | Experimental | 2011 | Production | Electric version of the Pipistrel Alpha Trainer. |
Pipistrel Taurus Electro G2 | Slovenia | Motor glider | Battery | Private | 2011 | Production | |
Pipistrel Taurus G4 | Slovenia | Motor glider | Battery | Experimental | 2011 | Prototype | Twin fuselage. The G4 won the NASA Green Flight Challenge in 2011.[76][77][78] |
Pipistrel Velis Electro | Slovenia | Trainer aircraft | Battery | Experimental | 2020 | type certified | based on the Pipistrel Virus |
Pipistrel WATTsUP | Slovenia | Proof-of-concept trainer | Battery | Experimental | 2014 | Prototype | Led to the Pipistrel Alpha Electro. |
QinetiQ Zephyr | UK | UAV | Solar | Patrol | 2008 | Prototype | The 2010 redesign holds the UAV endurance record of over 2 weeks (336 hours).[79][80] |
Schempp-Hirth Discus-2c FES | Germany | Motor glider | Battery | 2015 | Production | ||
Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2cxa FES | Germany | Motor glider | Battery | 2014 | Production | ||
Schempp-Hirth Arcus-E | Germany | Motor glider | Battery | 2010 | Production | [81] | |
Siemens-FlyEco Magnus eFusion | Germany-Hungary | Propeller | Hybrid diesel-electric | 2018 | Under development for production | [82] | |
Soaring | China | Solar | 1992 | [83][84] | |||
Solair 1 | Propeller | Solar | Experimental | 1983 | Developed from a Farner canard design.[85][86] The Solair II flew 1998.[86] | ||
Solar Impulse | Propeller | Solar | Experimental | 2009 | Prototype | [87] | |
Solar Impulse 2 | Propeller | Solar | Experimental | 2015 | Prototype | First round-the-world trip by an electric aircraft. | |
Solar-Powered Aircraft Developments Solar One | UK | Propeller | Solar | Experimental | 1979 | Prototype | Solar cells charged battery for flight.[88][89][90] |
SolarStratos | Propeller | Solar | Experimental | 2017 | Prototype | First flight in 2017. | |
Solution F/Chretien Helicopter | Rotorcraft | Battery | Experimental | 2011 | Prototype | First free-flying manned electric helicopter.[91][92] | |
Sonex Electric Sport Aircraft | Propeller | Battery | 2010 | Production | [93][94] | ||
SORA-e | Brazil | Propeller | Battery | Experimental | 2015 | Prototype | [95][96] |
Stuttgart University Icaré II | Germany | Solar | 1996 | [97] | |||
Sunseeker I | US | Propeller | Solar | Experimental | 1990 | Prototype | [98] The Sunseeker II was built in 2002. |
Sunseeker Duo | US | Propeller | Solar | Experimental | 2013 | Prototype | [99][100] |
Tier1 electric Robinson R44 | US | Rotorcraft | Battery | Experimental | 2016 | Prototype | [101][102][103] |
Tissandier | France | Airship | Battery | Experimental | 1883 | Prototype | First electric powered aircraft.[53] |
Ultraflight Lazair Electric | Battery | Experimental | 2011 | Prototype | [104] | ||
Volta Volare GT4 | Hybrid | 2012 | Project | Diesel-electric hybrid.[105] | |||
Yuneec International E430 | China | Propeller | Battery | Private | 2009 | Production | Homebuilt aircraft.[106][107] |
smartflyer SFX1 | Switzerland | Propeller | Serial Hybrid | 4 seater, Proof of Concept | 2021 | Production | [108] |
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