Following the maiden flight of their Elektra One electric plane, SolarWorld and PC-Aero have unveiled a new solar-powered version that gives the small plane twice the range of the electric version.

Back in April, German UAS (unmanned aerial systems) developer Elektra Solar held the roll-out ceremony of its electric aircraft Elektra Trainer, designed for use in flight schools. The robust flying ...

SolarWorld and PC-Aero’s Elektra One Solar Plane harnesses energy from the sun to help it fly with zero-emissions. We covered the maiden flight of the solar plane in the past, and Elektra One just ...

In the future, high-altitude platforms flying in the stratosphere will offer the opportunity to supplement today's satellite technology in global communication and remote sensing. The key technology ...

Elektra Solar provides products, services and technologies for manned and unmanned solar-powered high altitude aircrafts with integrated control and robotics systems. Elektra Solar GmbH works in the ...

Solar power could be available in the ultralight class by the end of the year if German certification goes to schedule for the innovative Elektra One Solar. Calin Gologan, chief executive of PC-Aero ...

On 29 June 2022, a two-seater electric ultralight aircraft Elektra Trainer from Elektra Solar GmbH (a spin-off of the DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics) took off for its maiden flight at ...

The German electric airplane maker PC-Aero is at the Berlin Air Show this week unveiling its latest effort towards making sport flying not only solar powered, but mobile as well. The company's Elektra ...

Germany’s Elektra Solar has begun flight testing its two-seat electric ultralight Elektra Trainer. The aircraft made its 20-min. first flight from Memmingen International Airport on June 29. Based on ...