List of electric aircraft

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

TypeCountryClassPowerRoleDateStatusNotes
ACS-Itaipu Sora-E BrazilPropellerBatteryExperimental2015Prototype
AgustaWestland Project Zero ItalyUAVBatteryExperimental2011PrototypeFirst large-scale all-electric tilt-rotor. [1]
Air Energy AE-1 Silent GermanyMotor gliderBattery1998Production
Airbus A³ Vahana United StatesPropellerBatteryExperimental2018PrototypeRetired December 2019 to focus on CityAirbus development.
Airbus E-Fan FrancePropellerBatteryTrainer2014CancelledCo-developed with Aero Composite Saintonge. [2]
Alisport Silent Club ItalyMotor gliderBattery1997ProductionFirst production electric aircraft. [3] [ citation needed ]
Ampaire Electric EEL United StatesPropellerHybrid2019Testing
APEV Demoichelle FrancePropellerBatteryExperimental2010Prototype [4] [5]
APEV Pouchelec FrancePropellerBattery2009PrototypeDevelopment of the Pouchel Light. [6] [7]
AstroFlight Sunrise United StatesUAVSolarExperimental1975PrototypeFirst solar-powered flight. Sunrise II flew in 1975. [8] [9] [10]
AutoGyro eCavalon GermanyRotorcraftBatteryExperimental2013Prototype
Baykar Cezeri TurkeyeVTOLBatteryTransport2020ProjectFlown unmanned.
Beta AVAUnited StatesPropellerBatteryTransport2019PrototypeTesting and preparing serial production. [11]
Boeing Fuel Cell Demonstrator (FCD)United StatesMotor gliderFuel cellExperimental2008PrototypeModified Diamond HK-36 Super Dimona. [12] [13]
Bye Aerospace eFlyer 2 United StatesPropellerBattery2016Project
Bye Aerospace eFlyer 4 United StatesPropellerBattery2018Project
Cessna 172 electricUnited StatesPropellerBatteryExperimental2010Demonstrator only [14] [15] On 19 October 2012 Beyond Aviation announced that it had flown an electric Cessna 172 Skyhawk. [16]
Cessna 208 eCaravan United StatesPropellerBatteryUtility2020PrototypeCurrently undergoing testing prior to certification. [17]
CityAirbus MultinationaleVTOLBatteryTransport2019Prototype
DigiSky SkySparkFuel cellConverted Alpi Pioneer 300. [18] [19]
e-Genius GermanyBatteryExperimental2011Prototype
e-Sling SwitzerlandBatteryExperimental2022PrototypeBased on the Sling TSi [20]
EADS Green Cri-CriBatteryExperimental2010PrototypeConverted Colomban Cri-cri. [21] [22]
Electravia BL1E ElectraFrancePropellerBattery2007 [23] [24] First registered aircraft in the world powered by electric engine and with batteries.[ citation needed ]
Electravia E-FenixFranceMotor gliderBatteryPrivate2001Prototype [25]
Electravia Electro Trike FranceMotor gliderBattery2008 [26]
Electravia ElectroLight2FranceMotor gliderBatteryPrivate2001Production [27] [28]
Electric Aircraft Corporation ElectraFlyer Trike United StatesMotor gliderBatteryPrivate2007ProductionUltralight. First commercial offering of an electric aircraft. [29] [30] [ citation needed ]
Electric Aircraft Corporation ElectraFlyer-C United StatesMotor gliderBatteryPrivate2008ProductionConverted Monnett Moni motor glider. [31]
ENFICA-FCPropellerFuel cellExperimentalPrototypeConverted Rapid 200FC. [32]
eUP Aviation Green1CanadaMotor gliderBattery2012Production [33]
Eviation Alice IsraelPropellerBatteryTransport2022Testing2 pilot + 9 passenger, 444 km/h cruise and 1,367 km range [34]
Flightstar e-Spyder PropellerBattery2009Converted Flightstar Sportstar Spyder. Also offered as the Greenwing GW280 and Yuneec eSpyder. [35]
Hamilton aEro 1SwitzerlandPropellerBatteryPrivate2016PrototypeConverted Silence Twister. [36]
Icaro 2000 TrikeMotor gliderBatteryPrivateProduction [37]
Joby Aviation S4United StatesPropellerBatteryExperimental2017Prototype [38]
La France FranceAirshipBatteryExperimental1884Prototype
LAK-17B FES Self-Launch (mini) LithuaniaMotor gliderBatteryPrivate2020Production [39]
Lange Antares 20E GermanyMotor gliderBatteryExperimental2003Production [40] [41] First electric aircraft to obtain a certificate of airworthiness.[ citation needed ]
Lange Antares 23E GermanyMotor gliderBatteryExperimental2012Production
Lange LF 20GermanyMotor gliderBatteryExperimental1999PrototypeModified DG800. [42]
Lilium Jet GermanyDucted fanBatteryPrivate2017Prototypetwo-seater (5 planned from 2025) vertical take-off and landing air taxi prototype [43] [44]
Luxembourg Special Aerotechnics MC30E BatteryExperimental2012Prototype [45] [46]
MacCready Gossamer Penguin United StatesPropellerSolarExperimental1980Prototype
MacCready Solar Challenger United StatesPropellerSolarExperimental1981PrototypeFlew 262 km (163 mi) from Paris to England. [47]
Matsushita / Tokyo Institute of Technology aircraftJapanPropellerBatteryExperimental2006PrototypePowered by 160 AA battery cells. [48]
Mauro Solar Riser PropellerSolarExperimental1979PrototypeFirst manned, solar-powered airplane. Based on the UFM Easy Riser. Solar cells charged battery for flight. [49]
MC15E Cri-CriPropellerBattery2010 [50]
Militky MB-E1 West GermanyPropellerBatteryExperimental1973PrototypeFirst manned airplane to fly solely on electric power. [51]
NASA Centurion United StatesUAVSolarExperimental1998Prototype
NASA Helios United StatesUAVBatteryExperimental1999Prototype
NASA Pathfinder United StatesUAVSolarExperimental1993PrototypeDeveloped by AeroVironment, Inc from the HALSOL prototype. [52] [53] Pathfinder Plus had increased span.
NASA Puffin United StatesBatteryExperimental2010Project
NASA X-57 Maxwell United StatesPropellerBatteryExperimental2016ProjectModified Tecnam P2006T. [54] [55]
New Concept Aircraft (Zhuhai) Green Pioneer ΙChinaSolarExperimental2002Prototype [56] [57]
Opener BlackFly United StatesPropellerBatteryUtility2011Prototype
PC-Aero Elektra One GermanyPropellerSolar2011Project
Petróczy-Kármán-Žurovec PKZ-1HungaryRotorcraftCablePatrol1917PrototypeTethered to the ground.
Phoenix Air Phoenix Czech republicPropellerBattery2018ProjectTesting and preparing serial production. [58] [59]
Pipistrel Alpha Electro SloveniaPropellerBatteryExperimental2011ProductionElectric version of the Pipistrel Alpha Trainer.
Pipistrel Taurus Electro G2 SloveniaMotor gliderBatteryPrivate2011Production
Pipistrel Taurus G4SloveniaMotor gliderBatteryExperimental2011PrototypeTwin fuselage. The G4 won the NASA Green Flight Challenge in 2011. [60] [61] [62]
Pipistrel Velis Electro SloveniaPropellerBatteryTrainer2020Production Type certified. Based on the Pipistrel Virus
Pipistrel WATTsUP SloveniaBatteryExperimental2014PrototypeLed to the Pipistrel Alpha Electro.
QinetiQ Zephyr United KingdomUAVSolarPatrol2008PrototypeThe 2010 redesign holds the UAV endurance record of over 2 weeks (336 hours). [63] [64]
Rolls-Royce ACCEL United KingdomPropellerBatteryPrivate2021Prototype
RX1E—A ChinaPropellerBatteryLSA2017Production [65]
RX1E—S ChinaPropellerBatteryLSA2017Production [66]
RX4E ChinaPropellerBatteryExperimental2024ProductionRX4E, a four-seater electric aircraft developed by the Liaoning General Aviation Academy (LGAA), has secured Type Certification (TC No.: 0095A) issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on 29 Dec 2024.
RX4HE ChinaPropellerBatteryExperimental2021Prototype
Schempp-Hirth Arcus-EGermanyMotor gliderBattery2010Production [68]
Schempp-Hirth Discus-2c FESGermanyMotor gliderBattery2015Production
Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2cxa FESGermanyMotor gliderBattery2014Production
Siemens-FlyEco Magnus eFusion Germany-HungaryPropellerHybrid diesel-electric2018Under development for production [69]
smartflyer SFX1SwitzerlandPropellerSerial HybridPrototype2017Productionbuilt by smartflyer AG Switzerland [70]
Solair 1 PropellerSolarExperimental1983Developed from a Farner canard design. [71] [72] The Solair II flew 1998. [72]
Solar Impulse PropellerSolarExperimental2009Prototype
Solar Impulse 2 PropellerSolarExperimental2015PrototypeFirst round-the-world flight by an electric aircraft.[ citation needed ]
Solar-Powered Aircraft Developments Solar One United KingdomPropellerSolarExperimental1979PrototypeSolar cells charged battery for flight. [73] [74] [75]
SolarStratos PropellerSolarExperimental2017Prototype
Solution F/Chretien Helicopter RotorcraftBatteryExperimental2011PrototypeFirst free-flying manned electric helicopter. [76] [77]
Sonex Electric Sport Aircraft PropellerBattery2010Project
Stuttgart University Icaré IIGermanySolar1996 [78]
Sunseeker I United StatesPropellerSolarExperimental1990Prototype [79] The Sunseeker II was built in 2002.
Sunseeker Duo United StatesPropellerSolarExperimental2013Prototype
Tier1 electric Robinson R44 United StatesRotorcraftBatteryExperimental2016Prototype [80] [81] [82]
Tissandier FranceAirshipBatteryExperimental1883PrototypeFirst electric powered aircraft. [83]
Ultraflight Lazair ElectricBatteryExperimental2011Prototype [84]
Viking Dragonfly (electric conversion)NetherlandsPropellerBatteryExperimental2019ProjectConverted Viking Dragonfly. [85]
Volocopter GermanyRotorcraft2008
Volta Volare GT4Hybrid2012Project Diesel-electric hybrid. [86]
Yuneec International E430 ChinaPropellerBatteryPrivate2009ProductionHomebuilt aircraft.

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