“When Speed Defies Altitude: The Electric Advantage Over Planes”
Spotting the tiny Elektra Trainer aircraft from far off was never going to be an easy task.
Despite its bright orange fuselage, the small two-seater airplane was barely visible – a tiny dark speck against a cloudy sky that was getting darker by the minute.
On top of that, the aircraft’s electric engines had ensured an almost silent approach, offering no clues about its position.
Until, all of a sudden, it was there! Members of the E-Flight Challenge team lined up to watch the battery-powered airplane gracefully descend on the island of Norderney, just off the northwest coast of Germany.
The landing, mere minutes before sunset on August 29, marked the end of the E-Flight Challenge 2023, which pitted the battery-powered Elektra Trainer aircraft against a Lucid Motors Air sports car, ...