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

Type Country Class Power Role Date Status Notes
ACS-Itaipu Sora-E Brazil Propeller Battery Experimental 2015 Prototype
AgustaWestland Project Zero Italy UAV Battery Experimental 2011 Prototype First large-scale all-electric tilt-rotor.[1]
Air Energy AE-1 Silent Germany Motor glider Battery 1998 Production
Airbus A³ Vahana United States Propeller Battery Experimental 2018 Prototype Retired December 2019 to focus on CityAirbus development.
Airbus E-Fan France Propeller Battery Trainer 2014 Cancelled Co-developed with Aero Composite Saintonge.[2]
Alisport Silent Club Italy Motor glider Battery Production First production electric aircraft.[3][citation needed]
Ampaire Electric EEL United States Propeller Hybrid 2019 Testing
APEV Demoichelle France Propeller Battery Experimental 2010 Prototype [4][5]
APEV Pouchelec France Propeller Battery 2009 Prototype Development of the Pouchel Light.[6][7]
AstroFlight Sunrise United States UAV Solar Experimental 1975 Prototype First solar-powered flight. Sunrise II flew in 1975.[8][9][10]
AutoGyro eCavalon Germany Rotorcraft Battery Experimental 2013 Prototype
Baykar Cezeri Turkey eVTOL Battery Transport 2020 Project Flown unmanned.
Beta AVA United States Propeller Battery Transport 2019 Prototype Testing and preparing serial production.[11]
Boeing Fuel Cell Demonstrator (FCD) United States Motor glider Fuel cell Experimental 2008 Prototype Modified Diamond HK-36 Super Dimona.[12][13]
Bye Aerospace eFlyer 2 United States Propeller Battery 2016 Project
Bye Aerospace eFlyer 4 United States Propeller Battery 2018 Project
Cessna 172 electric United States Propeller Battery Experimental 2010 Demonstrator only [14][15] On 19 October 2012 Beyond Aviation announced that it had flown an electric Cessna 172 Skyhawk.[16]
Cessna 208 eCaravan United States Propeller Battery Utility 2020 Prototype Currently undergoing testing prior to certification.[17]
CityAirbus Multinational eVTOL Battery Transport 2019 Prototype
DigiSky SkySpark Fuel cell Converted Alpi Pioneer 300.[18][19]
Viking Dragonfly (electric conversion) Netherlands Propeller Battery Experimental 2019 Project Converted Viking Dragonfly.[20]
Hamilton aEro 1 Switzerland Propeller Battery Private 2016 Prototype Converted Silence Twister.[21]
e-Genius Germany Battery Experimental 2011 Prototype
e-Sling Switzerland Battery Experimental 2022 Prototype Based on the Sling TSi[22]
EADS Green Cri-Cri Battery Experimental 2010 Prototype Converted Colomban Cri-cri.[23][24]
Electric Aircraft Corporation ElectraFlyer Trike United States Motor glider Battery Private 2007 Production Ultralight. First commercial offering of an electric aircraft.[25][26][citation needed]
Electric Aircraft Corporation ElectraFlyer-C United States Motor glider Battery Private 2008 Production Converted Monnett Moni motor glider.[27]
Electravia E-Fenix France Motor glider Battery Private 2001 Prototype [28]
Electravia ElectroLight2 France Motor glider Battery Private 2001 Production [29][30]
Electravia BL1E Electra France Propeller Battery 2007 [31][32] First registered aircraft in the world powered by electric engine and with batteries.[citation needed]
Electravia Electro Trike France Motor glider Battery 2008 [33]
ENFICA-FC Propeller Fuel cell Experimental Prototype Converted Rapid 200FC.[34]
eUP Aviation Green1 Canada Motor glider Battery 2012 Production [35]
Eviation Alice Israel Propeller Battery Transport 2022 Testing 2 pilot + 9 passenger, 444 km/h cruise and 1,367 km range [36]
Flightstar e-Spyder Propeller Battery 2009 Converted Flightstar Sportstar Spyder. Also offered as the Greenwing GW280 and Yuneec eSpyder.[37]
Icaro 2000 Trike Motor glider Battery Private Production [38]
Joby Aviation S4 United States Propeller Battery Experimental 2017 Prototype [39]
La France France Airship Battery Experimental 1884 Prototype
LAK-17B FES Self-Launch (mini) Lithuania Motor glider Battery Private 2020 Production [40]
Lange Antares 20E Germany Motor glider Battery Experimental 2003 Production [41][42] First electric aircraft to obtain a certificate of airworthiness.[citation needed]
Lange Antares 23E Germany Motor glider Battery Experimental 2012 Production
Lange LF 20 Germany Motor glider Battery Experimental 1999 Prototype Modified DG800.[43]
Lilium Jet Germany Ducted fan Battery Private 2017 Prototype two-seater (5 planned from 2025) vertical take-off and landing air taxi prototype[44][45]
Luxembourg Special Aerotechnics MC30E Battery Experimental 2012 Prototype [46][47]
MacCready Gossamer Penguin United States Propeller Solar Experimental 1980 Prototype
MacCready Solar Challenger United States Propeller Solar Experimental 1981 Prototype Flew 262 km (163 mi) from Paris to England.[48]
Matsushita / Tokyo Institute of Technology aircraft Japan Propeller Battery Experimental 2006 Prototype Powered by 160 AA battery cells.[49]
Mauro Solar Riser Propeller Solar Experimental 1979 Prototype First manned, solar-powered airplane. Based on the UFM Easy Riser. Solar cells charged battery for flight.[50]
MC15E Cri-Cri Propeller Battery 2010 [51]
Militky MB-E1 West Germany Propeller Battery Experimental 1973 Prototype First manned airplane to fly solely on electric power.[52]
MIT Monarch United States Propeller Hybrid Experimental Prototype Batteries charged by human power.[53] Followed by the MIT Monarch 2.
NASA Centurion United States UAV Solar Experimental Prototype
NASA Helios United States UAV Battery Experimental 1999 Prototype
NASA Pathfinder United States UAV Solar Experimental 1993 Prototype Developed by AeroVironment, Inc from the HALSOL prototype.[54][55] Pathfinder Plus had increased span.
NASA Puffin United States Battery Experimental 2010 Project
NASA X-57 Maxwell United States Propeller Battery Experimental 2016 Project Modified Tecnam P2006T.[56][57]
New Concept Aircraft (Zhuhai) Green Pioneer Ι China Solar Experimental 2002 Prototype [58][59]
Opener BlackFly United States Propeller Battery Utility 2011 Prototype
PC-Aero Elektra One Germany Propeller Solar 2011 Project
Petróczy-Kármán-Žurovec PKZ-1 Hungary Rotorcraft Cable Patrol 1917 Prototype Tethered to the ground.
Phoenix Air Phoenix Czech republic Propeller Battery 2018 Project Testing and preparing serial production.[60][61]
Pipistrel Alpha Electro Slovenia Propeller Battery Experimental 2011 Production Electric version of the Pipistrel Alpha Trainer.
Pipistrel Taurus Electro G2 Slovenia Motor glider Battery Private 2011 Production
Pipistrel Taurus G4 Slovenia Motor glider Battery Experimental 2011 Prototype Twin fuselage. The G4 won the NASA Green Flight Challenge in 2011.[62][63][64]
Pipistrel Velis Electro Slovenia Propeller Battery Trainer 2020 Production Type certified. Based on the Pipistrel Virus
Pipistrel WATTsUP Slovenia Battery Experimental 2014 Prototype Led to the Pipistrel Alpha Electro.
QinetiQ Zephyr United Kingdom UAV Solar Patrol 2008 Prototype The 2010 redesign holds the UAV endurance record of over 2 weeks (336 hours).[65][66]
Rolls-Royce ACCEL United Kingdom Propeller Battery Private 2021 Prototype
Schempp-Hirth Discus-2c FES Germany Motor glider Battery 2015 Production
Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2cxa FES Germany Motor glider Battery 2014 Production
Schempp-Hirth Arcus-E Germany Motor glider Battery 2010 Production [67]
Siemens-FlyEco Magnus eFusion Germany-Hungary Propeller Hybrid diesel-electric 2018 Under development for production [68]
Solair 1 Propeller Solar Experimental 1983 Developed from a Farner canard design.[69][70] The Solair II flew 1998.[70]
Solar Impulse Propeller Solar Experimental 2009 Prototype
Solar Impulse 2 Propeller Solar Experimental 2015 Prototype First round-the-world flight by an electric aircraft.[citation needed]
Solar-Powered Aircraft Developments Solar One United Kingdom Propeller Solar Experimental 1979 Prototype Solar cells charged battery for flight.[71][72][73]
SolarStratos Propeller Solar Experimental 2017 Prototype
Solution F/Chretien Helicopter Rotorcraft Battery Experimental 2011 Prototype First free-flying manned electric helicopter.[74][75]
Sonex Electric Sport Aircraft Propeller Battery 2010 Project
Stuttgart University Icaré II Germany Solar 1996 [76]
Sunseeker I United States Propeller Solar Experimental 1990 Prototype [77] The Sunseeker II was built in 2002.
Sunseeker Duo United States Propeller Solar Experimental 2013 Prototype
Tier1 electric Robinson R44 United States Rotorcraft Battery Experimental 2016 Prototype [78][79][80]
Tissandier France Airship Battery Experimental 1883 Prototype First electric powered aircraft.[81]
Ultraflight Lazair Electric Battery Experimental 2011 Prototype [82]
Volocopter Germany Rotorcraft
Volta Volare GT4 Hybrid 2012 Project Diesel-electric hybrid.[83]
Yuneec International E430 China Propeller Battery Private 2009 Production Homebuilt aircraft.
smartflyer SFX1 Switzerland Propeller Serial Hybrid Prototype 2021 Production [84]

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