Electric Aircraft

Company Aircraft Pax Range Power Battery EIS
Eviation Alice 9 2022
Heart Aerospace ES-19 19 400 km / 250 mi 2026
PYKA P3 9 200 nm 400 kW 242 kWh
VoltAero Cassio 330 4 330 kW 2022
VoltAero Cassio 480 6 480 kW
VoltAero Cassio 600 10 600 kW

For Pilot Training:

Company Aircraft Seats Certified
Pipistrel Velis ELectro 2 June 2020
Bye Aerospace eFlyer 2 2
Bye Aerospace eFlyer 4 4

Companies

  • magniX: https://www.magnix.aero/
    • electric propulsion systems
      • magni350: Max TO power 350 kW
      • magni650: Max TO power 640 kW
  • Eviation: https://www.eviation.co/
    • Alice: coming in 2022, 9 PAX, using magniX engine; Cape Air ordered Eviation Alice
  • Heart Aerospace: https://heartaerospace.com/
    • will deliver the first ES-19 electric airliner certified for commercial flight by 2026. The first-generation aircraft will have a maximum range of up to 400 km (250 miles) The ES-19 will be certified in Q3 2026, and entry into service later that same year. STOL (Short Take-Off and Landing): It is designed to operate from runways as short as 750m and will have steep approach capability.
  • Diamond eDA40
  • PYKA: https://flypyka.com/
    • P3: range 200 NM
  • Bye Aerospace: https://byeaerospace.com/
    • eFlyer 2: 2-seat trainer, FAA Part 23 Certification is planned for 2020
    • eFlyer 4: 4-seat
  • VoltAero: https://www.voltaero.aero/en/
    • French aviation startup; hybrid aircraft, 9 PAX Cassio
    • Cassio testbed: a modified Cessna 337 Skymaster
  • Ampaire Electric EEL
    • hybrid, modified a Cessna 337 Skymaster (replace the rear piston engine with an electric motor)
    • first flew on 6 June 2019
  • Electric Aviation Group (EAG)
    • Hybrid Electric Regional Aircraft (HERA), 70+ seater aircraft to be in service by 2028
  • ZeroAvia / HyFlyer Project: https://www.zeroavia.com/
    • hydrogen fuel cells
    • collaborating with Alaska Airlines on a 76 passenger plane: ZA2000 hydrogen-electric powertrain should boast 2,000-5,000 kW of power with a 500-mile range.
    • orders from United and Alaska
  • WRIGHT ELECTRIC: https://weflywright.com/
    • w/ Easy jet
    • vision: short flight to be zero-emissions within 20 years
  • Zunum Aero: http://zunum.aero/
    • w/ Boeing and jetBlue
    • developing 6-to-12-seat hybrid regional aircraft.
    • vision is to fly small airports to reduce gate-to-gate time.
  • Pipistrel
    • Velis ELectro:
      • 2-seat trainer, a variant of Pipistrel Virus
      • EASA type certified in June 2020
      • MTOP 76 hp (58 kW)
      • MTOW 600 kg
      • payload 170 kg
    • Alpha Electro:
      • 2-seat trainer
      • MTOW up to 550 kg
      • payload 182 kg
  • Tecnam P-VOLT
  • Vertical: orders from American Airlines. https://vertical-aerospace.com/
  • Archer: orders from United Airlines. https://www.archer.com/
  • Airflow: orders from Ravn (Alaska Airlines) https://www.airflow.aero/
  • Airbus' ZEROe cryogenic hydrogen fuel tanks are expected to be ready for demonstration in 2026.

Competitions

Short-haul first

PYKA P3 has a range of 200 NM, Eviation Alice 440 NM. They are enough for some short-haul routes:

  • LAX to SAN: 109 miles / 176 kilometers / 95 nautical miles
  • SFO to Reno, NV (RNO) 192 miles / 309 kilometers / 167 nautical miles
  • SFO to LAX: 337 miles / 543 kilometers / 293 nautical miles

Timeline

2021

2020

  • Tecnam P-VOLT: https://www.tecnam.com/tecnam-p-volt-lifting-the-world-to-sustainable-energy/
  • Pipistrel: Velis Electro became world’s first electric powered airplane to receive a Type Certificate from EASA; not yet certificated by FAA
  • ZeroAvia: A modified Piper M-class flew 60 nm round trip in U.K.
  • magniX: A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan with a 750-horsepower all-electric motor completed its maiden flight.

2019

  • magniX: a modified Harbour Air DHC-2 Beaver with a 750-horsepower (560 kW) Magni500 propulsion system took the first flight

2018

  • Pipistrel: Alpha Electro was approved for flight in Australia.

Discontinued Projects

  • E-Fan X
    • Airbus, RR, Siemens
    • replace one of BAe 146's turbofan with an electric motor
    • In April 2020, the programme was cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic.