eSTOL Aircraft Advocate Says Hybrid Power and Blown Lift Beat Vertical Powered Lift

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Electra is pioneering the development of a hybrid-electric short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft that it says will deliver far lower operating economics than new electrical vertical aircraft. It expects the nine-seater to operate from downtown spaces as short as just over 300 feet, opening up new urban and regional air services that aren’t viable today.

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