The investment round was led by Prysm Capital and with the move to pre-production, Electra is another step closer to supporting a growing demand from commercial and defense markets.

Electra's flagship aircraft, the EL9, is in a league of its own. It's not an eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) but a STOL (ultra short aircraft) with significant advantages over ...

"Electra's EL9 Ultra Short is a game-changing aircraft that unlocks important new capabilities for commercial and defense users," said Jay Park. "The EL9 is the flagship of Electra's future family ...

Manassas-based aviation startup Electra.aero announced Monday it has secured $115 million in Series B funding to enter pre-production and certification phase of its EL9 model, a hybrid ultra-short ...

Artist Reg Macey's painting of the first flight of the Short Scion Floatplane G-AEZF aircraft A floatplane built in 1937 and used in World War Two has been lovingly restored after being left to ...

Mayo came up with the notion of mounting a small, fast, heavily loaded airplane atop a larger aircraft that would loft it to its cruising altitude, then return to base. Short Brothers was Britain ...

Electra has over 2,200 pre-orders for the EL9 Ultra Short aircraft, which can take off and land in 150 feet. The round was led by Prysm Capital, and Jay Park, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at ...