List of electric aircraft

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

TypeCountryClassPower SourceRoleDateStatus Notes
AC Propulsion SoLongUSUAVSolar2005 First around-the-clock flight, at night using energy stored in batteries.[1][2]
Aerovironment Bionic BatUSPropellerHybridExperimentalPrototype [3]
AgustaWestland Project ZeroItalyUAVCableExperimental2011Prototype First large-scale all-electric tilt-rotor.[4]
Air Energy AE-1 SilentGermanyMotor gliderBattery1998Production
Airbus A³ VahanaUSPropellerBatteryExperimental2018Prototype [5]
Airbus E-FanFrancePropellerBatteryTrainer2014Cancelled Co-developed with Aero Composite Saintonge.[6][7]
Alisport Silent ClubItalyMotor gliderBatteryProduction First production electric aircraft.[8]
APEV PouchelecFranceBattery2009Prototype Development of the Pouchel Light.[9][10]
APEV DemoichelleFranceBattery2010Prototype Development of the Demoichelle. [11] The Demoichelle Flew in Le Bourget for the 2010 Paris electric aeroplanes airshow. [12]
AstroFlight SunriseUSUAVSolarExperimental1975Prototype First solar-powered flight. The improved Sunrise II flew in 1975.[13][14][15]
Boeing Fuel Cell Demonstrator (FCD)USMotor gliderFuel cellExperimental2008Prototype

Modified Diamond HK-36 Super Dimona.[16][17]

Bye Aerospace Sun Flyer 2USPropellerBatteryTwo-seat trainer2016Project [18]
Bye Aerospace Sun Flyer 4USPropellerBatteryFour-seat touring aircraft2018Project [19][20]
Cessna 172 electricUSPropellerBatteryExperimental2010Demonstrator only[21][22] On 19 October 2012 Beyond Aviation announced that it had flown an electric Cessna 172 Skyhawk.[23]
DigiSky SkySparkFuel cell Converted Pioneer Alpi 300.[24][25]
e-GeniusGermanyBatteryExperimental2011Prototype [26][27][28]
EADS Green Cri-CriBatteryExperimental2010Prototype Converted Colomban Cri-cri.[29][30]
Electric Aircraft Corporation ElectraFlyer TrikeUSMotor gliderBatteryPrivate2007Production Ultralight. First commercial offering of an electric aircraft.[31][32]
Electric Aircraft Corporation ElectraFlyer-CUSMotor gliderBatteryPrivate2008Production Converted Monnett Moni motor glider.[33]
Electravia E-FenixFranceMotor gliderBatteryPrivate2001Prototype [34]
Electravia ElectroLight2FranceMotor gliderBatteryPrivate2001Production [35][36]
Electravia BL1E ElectraFrancePropellerBattery2007 [37][38] First registered aircraft in the world powered by electric engine and with batteries.
Electravia Electro TrikeFranceMotor gliderBattery2008 [39]
AutoGyro GmbH eCavalonGermanyRotorcraftBatteryExperimental2013Prototype
ENFICA-FCPropellerFuel cellExperimentalPrototype Converted Rapid 200FC.[40]
eUP Aviation Green1CanadaMotor gliderBattery2012Production [41]
Flightstar e-SpyderPropellerBattery2009 Converted Flightstar Sportstar Spyder. Also offered as the Greenwing GW280 and Yuneec eSpyder.[42]
MC15E Cri-CriPropellerBattery2010 [43]
Icaro 2000 TrikeMotor gliderBatteryPrivateProduction [44]
La FranceFranceAirshipBatteryExperimentalPrototype [45]
Lange Antares 20EGermanyMotor gliderBatteryExperimental2003Production [46][47] First electric aircraft to obtain a certificate of airworthiness.
Lange Antares 23EGermanyMotor gliderBatteryExperimental2012Production
Lange LF 20GermanyMotor gliderBatteryExperimental1999Prototype Modified DG800.[48]
Lilium AviationGermanyDucted fanBatteryPrivate2017Prototypetwo-seater vertical take-off and landing air taxi prototype[49][50]
Luxembourg Special Aerotechnics MC30EBatteryExperimental2012Prototype [51][52]
MacCready Gossamer PenguinUSPropellerSolarExperimental1980Prototype Flown for press demonstration at Muroc Dry Lake (NASA Dryden flight research center adjacent to Edwards Air Force base.)[53]
MacCready Solar ChallengerUSPropellerSolarExperimental1981Prototype Flew 262 km (163 mi) from Paris to England.[54]
Matsushita / Tokyo Institute of Technology aircraftJapanPropellerBatteryExperimental2006Prototype Powered by 160 AA battery cells.[55]
Mauro Solar RiserPropellerSolarExperimental1979Prototype First manned, solar-powered airplane. Based on the UFM Easy Riser. Solar cells charged battery for flight.[56]
Militky MB-E1West GermanyPropellerBatteryExperimental1973Prototype First manned airplane to fly solely on electric power.[57]
MIT MonarchUSPropellerHybridExperimentalPrototype Batteries charged by human power.[58] Followed by the MIT Monarch 2.
NASA CenturionUSUAVSolarExperimentalPrototype
NASA HeliosUSUAVBatteryExperimental1999Prototype
NASA PathfinderUSUAVSolarExperimental1993Prototype Developed by AeroVironment, Inc from the HALSOL prototype.[59][60] Pathfinder Plus had increased span.
NASA PuffinUSAPersonal air vehicleBatteryExperimental2010Project [61]
NASA X-57 MaxwellUSPropellerBatteryExperimental2016Project Modified Tecnam P2006T.[62][63]
New Concept Aircraft (Zhuhai) Green Pioneer ΙChinaSolarExperimental2002Prototype [64][65]
Opener BlackFlyUnited StatesPropellerBatteryProduction ultralight2011Under development [66]
PC-Aero Elektra OneGermanyPropellerSolar2011Project [67]
Petróczy-Kármán-Žurovec PKZ-1HungaryRotorcraftCableObservation1917Prototype Tethered to the ground.
Pipistrel Taurus Electro G2SloveniaMotor gliderBatteryPrivate2011Production
Pipistrel Taurus G4SloveniaMotor gliderBatteryExperimental2011Prototype Twin fuselage. The G4 won the NASA Green Flight Challenge in 2011.[68][69][70]
QinetiQ ZephyrUKUAVSolarPatrol2008Prototype The 2010 redesign holds the UAV endurance record of over 2 weeks (336 hours).[71][72]
Schempp-Hirth Discus-2c FESGermanyMotor gliderBattery2015Production
Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2cxa FESGermanyMotor gliderBattery2014Production
Schempp-Hirth Arcus-EGermanyMotor gliderBattery2010Production [73]
Siemens-FlyEco Magnus eFusionGermany-HungaryPropellerHybrid diesel-electric2018Under development for production [74]
SoaringChinaSolar1992 [75][76]
Solair 1PropellerSolarExperimental1983 Developed from a Farner canard design.[77][78] The Solair II flew 1998.[78]
Solar ImpulsePropellerSolarExperimental2009Prototype [79]
Solar Impulse 2PropellerSolarExperimental2015Prototype First round-the-world trip by an electric aircraft.
Solar-Powered Aircraft Developments Solar OneUKPropellerSolarExperimental1979Prototype Solar cells charged battery for flight.[80][81][82]
SolarStratosPropellerSolarExperimental2017Prototype First flight in 2017.[83]
Solution F/Chretien HelicopterRotorcraftBatteryExperimental2011Prototype First free-flying manned electric helicopter.[84][85]
Sonex Electric Sport AircraftPropellerBattery2010Production [86][87]
SORA-eBrazilPropellerBatteryExperimental2015Prototype [88][89]
Stuttgart University Icaré IIGermanySolar1996 [90]
Sunseeker IUSPropellerSolarExperimental1990Prototype [91] The Sunseeker II was built in 2002.
Sunseeker DuoUSPropellerSolarExperimental2013Prototype [92] [93]
Tier1 electric Robinson R44USRotorcraftBatteryExperimental2016Prototype [94][95][96]
TissandierFranceAirshipBatteryExperimental1883Prototype First electric powered aircraft.[45]
Ultraflight Lazair ElectricBatteryExperimental2011Prototype [97]
Volta Volare GT4Hybrid2012Project Diesel-electric hybrid.[98]
Yuneec International E430ChinaPropellerBatteryPrivate2009Production Homebuilt aircraft.[99][100]

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