STOL Drag racing involves two airplanes racing side-by-side, taking off, flying 2,000 feet, landing, stopping, turning around, and repeating the process. Success depends on maximizing acceleration, ...

Short Takeoff and Landing (STOL) competitions, including STOL Drag racing, have grown in popularity, attracting both participants and spectators. Both STOL Drag and the National STOL Series prioritize ...

Electra says its EL9 production aircraft could also serve as a ground-based turboelectric generator. Credit: Electra.aero Electra.aero demonstrated its EL2 Goldfinch prototype flying over an audience ...

Electra has received a small research contract from the Army to mature hybrid-electric propulsion systems the company is developing for its ultra-short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft to advance ...

STOL has finally made its way to Tennessee. For the first time, onlookers and aviators alike will be able to see some of the country’s best pilots compete in the National STOL Series live at Music ...

This remarkable hybrid-electric aircraft has raked in more than US$8 billion on the back of its remarkable promise: quiet, long-range, low-emission flights using almost no runway for takeoff and ...

Perhaps one of the more versatile utility aircraft, the Daher Kodiak has had a complicated history in its short existence. First designed by Quest Aircraft Company, the Kodiak is now manufactured and ...

Electra.aero, Inc. (Electra) today announced the launch of "Electra Defense", a new business unit focused on meeting defense ...

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® (NYSE: LMT) and Electra.aero Inc. (“Electra”) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore opportunities for Electra’s EL9 ultra-short takeoff and landing (Ultra-STOL) ...

POCOLA, Okla. -- The skies will be filled with the roar of powerful engines over Pocola when competitors in the largest Short Take-off and Landing competition in the world arrive at Patriot Airpark.

Nepal Airlines is searching for a supplier to provide short-take-off aircraft, and has issued a formal request for proposals. The carrier is seeking three newly-built STOL aircraft with at least 18 ...

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