Engineering:List of electric aircraft

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This is a list of electric aircraft, whose primary flight power is electrical.

! Type !! Country !! Class !! Power Source !! Role !! Date !! Status ! Notes |- | 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][citation needed] |- | 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 ERA || France || Propeller || Hybrid || Airliner || 2021 || Project | [19] |- | Aura Aero Integral || France || Propeller || Battery || Trainer || 2021 || Project | [20] |- | Beta AVA || US || Propeller || Battery || Commercial || 2019 || Prototype | Testing and preparing serial production.[21] |- | Boeing Fuel Cell Demonstrator (FCD) || US || Motor glider || Fuel cell || Experimental || 2008 || Prototype | Modified Diamond HK-36 Super Dimona.[22][23] |- | Bye Aerospace Sun Flyer 2 || US ||Propeller||Battery|| Two-seat trainer || 2016 || Project | [24] |- | Bye Aerospace Sun Flyer 4 || US ||Propeller||Battery|| Four-seat touring aircraft || 2018 || Project | [25][26] |- | Cessna 172 electric || US || Propeller || Battery || Experimental || 2010 || Demonstrator only|| [27][28] On 19 October 2012 Beyond Aviation announced that it had flown an electric Cessna 172 Skyhawk.[29] |- | Cessna 208 eCaravan || US || Propeller || Battery || Utility|| 2020 || Prototype |Currently undergoing testing prior to certification.[30] |- | CityAirbus || Multinational || Propeller || Battery || Utility|| 2019 || Prototype | | |- | CityAirbus NextGen || Multinational || Propeller || Battery || Utility|| 2021 || Prototype | | |- | DigiSky SkySpark || || || Fuel cell || || || | Converted Alpi Pioneer 300.[31][32] |- | Dufour Aerospace aEro 1 || Switzerland || Propeller || Battery || Aerobatic || 2016 || Prototype | Converted Silence Twister.[33] |- | e-Genius || Germany || || Battery || Experimental || 2011 || Prototype | [34][35][36] |- | EADS Green Cri-Cri || || || Battery || Experimental || 2010 || Prototype | Converted Colomban Cri-cri.[37][38] |- | Electric Aircraft Corporation ElectraFlyer Trike || US || Motor glider || Battery || Private || 2007 || Production | Ultralight. First commercial offering of an electric aircraft.[39][40][citation needed] |- | Electric Aircraft Corporation ElectraFlyer-C || US || Motor glider || Battery || Private || 2008 || Production | Converted Monnett Moni motor glider.[41] |- | Electric Visionary Aircraft || France || Ducted fan || Battery || Private || 2017 || Prototype || two-seater vertical take-off and landing air taxi prototype[42][43] |- | Electravia E-Fenix || France || Motor glider || Battery || Private || 2001 || Prototype | [44] |- | Electravia ElectroLight2 || France || Motor glider || Battery || Private || 2001 || Production | [45][46] |- | Electravia BL1E Electra || France || Propeller || Battery || || 2007 || | [47][48] First registered aircraft in the world powered by electric engine and with batteries.[citation needed] |- | Electravia Electro Trike || France || Motor glider || Battery || || 2008 || | [49] |- | AutoGyro GmbH eCavalon || Germany || Rotorcraft || Battery || Experimental || 2013 || Prototype |- | ENFICA-FC || || Propeller || Fuel cell || Experimental || || Prototype | Converted Rapid 200FC.[50] |- | eUP Aviation Green1 || Canada || Motor glider || Battery || || 2012 || Production | [51] |- | Flightstar e-Spyder || || Propeller || Battery || || 2009 || | Converted Flightstar Sportstar Spyder. Also offered as the Greenwing GW280 and Yuneec eSpyder.[52] |- | MC15E Cri-Cri || || Propeller || Battery || || 2010 || | [53] |- | Icaro 2000 Trike || || Motor glider || Battery || Private || || Production | [54] |- | Joby Aviation S4 ||US || Propeller || Battery ||Experimental|| 2017 ||Prototype | [55] |- | La France || France || Airship || Battery || Experimental || 1884 || Prototype | [56] |- | LAK-17B FES Self-Launch (mini) || Lithuania || Glider || Battery || Commercial || 2020|| Production | Electric self-launching glider. Aircraft sold since 2016 under temporary Airworthiness Certification (and self-launching not allowed). Full certification obtained in December 2020. Self-launching is now possible, making it a full electric engine with lithium-battery powered aircraft.[57] |- | Lange Antares 20E || Germany || Motor glider || Battery || Experimental || 2003 || Production | [58][59] First electric aircraft to obtain a certificate of airworthiness.[citation needed] |- | Lange Antares 23E || Germany || Motor glider || Battery || Experimental || 2012 || Production |- | Lange LF 20 || Germany || Motor glider || Battery || Experimental || 1999 || Prototype | Modified DG800.[60] |- | Lilium Jet || Germany || Ducted fan || Battery || Private || 2017 || Prototype || two-seater (5 planned from 2025) vertical take-off and landing air taxi prototype[61][62] |- | Luxembourg Special Aerotechnics MC30E || || || Battery || Experimental || 2012 || Prototype | [63][64] |- | 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.)[65] |- | MacCready Solar Challenger || US || Propeller || Solar || Experimental || 1981 || Prototype | Flew 262 km (163 mi) from Paris to England.[66] |- | Matsushita / Tokyo Institute of Technology aircraft || Japan || Propeller || Battery || Experimental || 2006 || Prototype | Powered by 160 AA battery cells.[67] |- | 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.[68] |- | Militky MB-E1 || West Germany || Propeller || Battery || Experimental || 1973 || Prototype | First manned airplane to fly solely on electric power.[69] |- | MIT Monarch || US || Propeller || Hybrid || Experimental || || Prototype | Batteries charged by human power.[70] 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.[71][72] Pathfinder Plus had increased span. |- | NASA Puffin || US || Personal air vehicle || Battery || Experimental || 2010 || Project | [73] |- | NASA X-57 Maxwell || US || Propeller || Battery || Experimental || 2016 || Project | Modified Tecnam P2006T.[74][75] |- | New Concept Aircraft (Zhuhai) Green Pioneer Ι || China || || Solar || Experimental || 2002 || Prototype | [76][77] |- | Opener BlackFly || United States || Propeller || Battery || Production ultralight || 2011 || Under development | [78] |- | PC-Aero Elektra One || Germany || Propeller || Solar || || 2011 || Project | [79] |- | 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.[80][81][82] |- | Pipistrel Velis Electro || Slovenia || Propeller || Battery || Trainer aircraft || 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).[83][84] |- | Rolls-Royce ACCEL || UK || Propeller || Battery || Racer || 2021 || One-off || |- | 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 | [85] |- | Siemens-FlyEco Magnus eFusion || Germany-Hungary || Propeller || Hybrid diesel-electric || || 2018 || Under development for production | [86] |- | Soaring || China || || Solar || || 1992 || | [87][88] |- | Solair 1 || || Propeller || Solar || Experimental || 1983 || | Developed from a Farner canard design.[89][90] The Solair II flew 1998.[90] |- | Solar Impulse || || Propeller || Solar || Experimental || 2009 || Prototype | [91] |- | Solar Impulse 2 || || Propeller || Solar || Experimental || 2015 || Prototype |First round-the-world trip by an electric aircraft.[citation needed] |- | Solar-Powered Aircraft Developments Solar One || UK || Propeller || Solar || Experimental || 1979 || Prototype | Solar cells charged battery for flight.[92][93][94] |- | SolarStratos || || Propeller || Solar || Experimental || 2017 || Prototype |First flight in 2017.[citation needed] |- | Solution F/Chretien Helicopter || || Rotorcraft || Battery || Experimental || 2011 || Prototype | First free-flying manned electric helicopter.[95][96] |- | Sonex Electric Sport Aircraft || || Propeller || Battery || || 2010 || Production | [97][98] |- | SORA-e || Brazil || Propeller || Battery || Experimental || 2015 || Prototype | [99][100] |- | Stuttgart University Icaré II || Germany || || Solar || || 1996 || | [101] |- | Sunseeker I || US || Propeller || Solar || Experimental || 1990 || Prototype | [102] The Sunseeker II was built in 2002. |- | Sunseeker Duo|| US || Propeller || Solar || Experimental || 2013 || Prototype | [103][104] |- | Tier1 electric Robinson R44 || US || Rotorcraft || Battery || Experimental || 2016 || Prototype | [105][106][107] |- | Tissandier || France || Airship || Battery || Experimental || 1883 || Prototype |- | Ultraflight Lazair Electric || || || Battery || Experimental || 2011 || Prototype | [108] |- | Volta Volare GT4 || || || Hybrid || || 2012 || Project | Diesel-electric hybrid.[109] |- | Yuneec International E430 || China || Propeller || Battery || Private || 2009 || Production | Homebuilt aircraft.[110][111] |- | smartflyer SFX1 || Switzerland || Propeller || Serial Hybrid || 4 seater, Proof of Concept || 2021 || Production | [112] |- |}

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