List of electric aircraft

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		1997	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]
NASA Centurion	United States	UAV	Solar	Experimental	1998	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.[53][54] 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.[55][56]
New Concept Aircraft (Zhuhai) Green Pioneer Ι	China		Solar	Experimental	2002	Prototype	[57][58]
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.[59][60]
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.[61][62][63]
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).[64][65]
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	[66]
Siemens-FlyEco Magnus eFusion	Germany-Hungary	Propeller	Hybrid diesel-electric		2018	Under development for production	[67]
Solair 1		Propeller	Solar	Experimental	1983		Developed from a Farner canard design.[68][69] The Solair II flew 1998.[69]
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.[70][71][72]
SolarStratos		Propeller	Solar	Experimental	2017	Prototype
Solution F/Chretien Helicopter		Rotorcraft	Battery	Experimental	2011	Prototype	First free-flying manned electric helicopter.[73][74]
Sonex Electric Sport Aircraft		Propeller	Battery		2010	Project
Stuttgart University Icaré II	Germany		Solar		1996		[75]
Sunseeker I	United States	Propeller	Solar	Experimental	1990	Prototype	[76] 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	[77][78][79]
Tissandier	France	Airship	Battery	Experimental	1883	Prototype	First electric powered aircraft.[80]
Ultraflight Lazair Electric			Battery	Experimental	2011	Prototype	[81]
Volocopter	Germany	Rotorcraft			2008
Volta Volare GT4			Hybrid		2012	Project	Diesel-electric hybrid.[82]
Yuneec International E430	China	Propeller	Battery	Private	2009	Production	Homebuilt aircraft.
smartflyer SFX1	Switzerland	Propeller	Serial Hybrid	Prototype	2017	Production	bulit by smartflyer AG Switzerland [83]

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