Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter

Terry Baker, co-founder of the NetLetter scours the internet for aviation related Trivia and Travel Tips for you, our readers, to peruse.

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Global Airlines, the world's newest UK long-haul airline, has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a further three A380's.

With the purchase of these aircraft, the airline’s fleet development reaches a new milestone with four A380's now lined up for the start of operations in Spring 2024. 

Source: Globalairlines.com

Electra.aero rolled out its hybrid-electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) technology demonstrator for the first time recently.

Called the Model EL-2 'Goldfinch,' the two-seat test vehicle will be used to “track performance and inform the design” for the company’s nine-passenger production aircraft concept. Electra completed a fully integrated ground test of its hybrid-electric propulsion system in September 2022.

Electra is planning to fly a full-scale prototype of its nine-passenger design in 2025 with the goal of achieving FAA Part 23 certification in 2028.

The company is targeting a 400-NM range, 175-knot cruise speed and payload of 2,500 pounds for the model. According to Electra, the design uses distributed electric propulsion and the company’s proprietary blown lift technology with “eight motors to provide additional wing lift, and hybrid-electric power that provides internal recharging capabilities for aircraft batteries.”

Source: AVWeb.com