Elektra Solar demonstrated the capabilities of the company's Elektra One Solar aircraft earlier this month by mapping an historic German town in 3D. The low cost, low noise, high payload ...

Following the maiden flight of their Elektra One electric plane, SolarWorld and PC-Aero have unveiled a new solar-powered version that gives the small plane twice the range of the electric version.

Back in April, German UAS (unmanned aerial systems) developer Elektra Solar held the roll-out ceremony of its electric aircraft Elektra Trainer, designed for use in flight schools. The robust flying ...

SolarWorld and PC-Aero’s Elektra One Solar Plane harnesses energy from the sun to help it fly with zero-emissions. We covered the maiden flight of the solar plane in the past, and Elektra One just ...

On 29 June 2022, a two-seater electric ultralight aircraft Elektra Trainer from Elektra Solar GmbH (a spin-off of the DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics) took off for its maiden flight at ...

It's been quite a month for electric aircraft. First, the Solar Impulse 2 broke distance and duration records when it flew from Japan to Hawaii. Then, two competing teams both claimed to have made the ...

In the future, high-altitude platforms flying in the stratosphere will offer the opportunity to supplement today's satellite technology in global communication and remote sensing. The key technology ...

For Konstantin Kondak, electric mobility gives an unexpected twist to a conventional trip. “With new technologies, flying becomes a guilt-free pleasure,” says the roboticist and electric aircraft ...

Solar power could be available in the ultralight class by the end of the year if German certification goes to schedule for the innovative Elektra One Solar. Calin Gologan, chief executive of PC-Aero ...

HILLSBORO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SolarWorld, the largest U.S. manufacturer of solar panels for more than 35 years, will showcase the maiden U.S. appearance of a zero-emissions electric aircraft at ...

Germany’s Elektra Solar has begun flight testing its two-seat electric ultralight Elektra Trainer. The aircraft made its 20-min. first flight from Memmingen International Airport on June 29. Based on ...

A prototype solar-electric aircraft has completed its maiden flight, an event that represents a milestone toward the first solar stratospheric flight in 2018. SolarStratos undertook its inaugural ...