This is a list of electric aircraft, whose primary flight power is electrical. ! Type !! Country !! Class !! Power Source !! Role !! Date !! Status ! Notes , - , ΦNIX , , Czech republic , , Propeller , , Battery , , Two-seat airplane , , 2018 , , Project , Testing and preparing serial production. , - ,

AC Propulsion AC Propulsion is a San Dimas, California, USA company founded in 1992 by Alan Cocconi, Wally Rippel, and Paul Carosa, that specializes in alternating current-based drivetrain systems for electric vehicles. It offers AC-induction traction motors ...

SoLong , , US , , UAV , , Solar , , , , 2005 , , , First around-the-clock flight, at night using energy stored in batteries. , - , Aerovironment Bionic Bat , , US , , Propeller , , Hybrid , , Experimental , , 1984 , , Prototype , , - ,

AgustaWestland Project Zero The AgustaWestland Project Zero is a hybrid tiltrotor/ Lift fan aircraft. It has been developed by AgustaWestland as a technology demonstrator, and is used to investigate all-electric propulsion and other advanced technologies. It is the world' ...

, , Italy , , UAV , , Cable , , Experimental , , 2011 , , Prototype , First large-scale all-electric

tilt-rotor A tiltrotor is an aircraft which generates lift and propulsion by way of one or more powered rotors (sometimes called ''proprotors'') mounted on rotating shafts or nacelles usually at the ends of a fixed wing. Almost all tiltrotors use a tran ...

. , - , AirCar , , US & TR , , Propeller , , Battery , , Private , , 2018 , , Prototype , Electric flying car , - ,

Air Energy AE-1 Silent The Air Energy AE-1 Silent is a German self-launching ultralight sailplane powered by an electric motor. Designed and built by Air Energy, the AE-1 Silent is also marketed by Alisport of Italy, see Alisport Silent 2 Targa.Bayerl, Robby; Martin B ...

, , Germany , , Motor glider , , Battery , , , , 1998 , , Production , , - ,

Airbus A³ Vahana The Airbus Vahana (Sanskrit: ''Vāhana'', or Vahanam literally means "vehicle") was an electric-powered eight-propeller VTOL personal air vehicle prototype financed by A³ (pronounced "A-cubed"), by Airbus and Airbus Urban Mobility. The Vahan ...

, , US , , Propeller , , Battery , , Experimental, , 2018 , , Prototype , , - , Airbus E-Fan , , France , , Propeller , , Battery , , Trainer, , 2014 , , Cancelled , Co-developed with Aero Composite Saintonge. , - , Ampaire Electric EEL , , United States , , Propeller , , Hybrid , , Four-seat airplane , , 2019 , , Testing , Under evaluation by

Mokulele Airlines Southern Airways Express, doing business as Mokulele Airlines, is an American commuter airline operating in Hawaii. The airline operates scheduled inter-island and charter flights among all Hawaiian islands with airports. Mokulele Airlines was ...

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Loganair Loganair is a Scottish regional airline based at Glasgow Airport near Paisley, Scotland. It is the largest regional airline in the UK by passenger numbers and fleet size. In addition to its main base at Glasgow, it has hubs at Aberdeen, Edinb ...

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Eviation Alice The Eviation Alice is an electric aircraft designed to accommodate nine passengers and two crew members. Currently under development, its construction incorporates 95% composite material, is powered by two electric motors, and has a T-tail. The ...

, , Israel , , Propeller , , Battery , , Commercial , , 2022 , , Testing , , 2 pilot + 9 passenger, 444 km/h cruise and 1,367 km range , - , Alisport Silent Club , , Italy , , Motor glider , , Battery , , , , , , Production , First production electric aircraft. , - , APEV Pouchelec , , France , , Propeller , , Battery , , , , 2009 , , Prototype , Development of the Pouchel Light.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al.: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 93. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X , - , APEV Demoichelle , , France , , , , Battery , , , , 2010 , , Prototype , Development of the Demoichelle. The Demoichelle Flew in Le Bourget for the 2010 Paris electric aeroplanes airshow. , - , AstroFlight Sunrise , , US , , UAV , , Solar , , Experimental , , 1975 , , Prototype , First solar-powered flight. The improved Sunrise II flew in 1975. , - , Aura Aero ERA , , France , , Propeller , , Hybrid , , Airliner , , 2021 , , Project , , - , Aura Aero Integral , , France , , Propeller , , Battery , , Trainer , , 2021 , , Project , , - , Baykar Cezeri , ,

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...

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Quadcopter A quadcopter or quadrotor is a type of helicopter with four rotors. Although quadrotor helicopters and convertiplanes have long been flown experimentally, the configuration remained a curiosity until the arrival of the modern UAV or drone. T ...

, , Battery , , Experimental , , 2020 , , Prototype , eVTOL passenger aircraft , - , Beta AVA , , US , , Propeller , , Battery , , Commercial , , 2019 , , Prototype , Testing and preparing serial production. , - ,

Boeing The Boeing Company () is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, telecommunications equipment, and missiles worldwide. The company also provides leasing and p ...

Fuel Cell Demonstrator (FCD) , , US , , Motor glider , , Fuel cell , , Experimental , , 2008 , , Prototype , Modified Diamond HK-36 Super Dimona. , - , Bye Aerospace Sun Flyer 2 , , US , , Propeller, , Battery, , Two-seat trainer , , 2016 , , Project , , - , Bye Aerospace Sun Flyer 4 , , US , , Propeller, , Battery, , Four-seat touring aircraft , , 2018 , , Project , , - ,

Cessna 172 The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is an American four-seat, single-engine, high wing, fixed-wing aircraft made by the Cessna Aircraft Company. On 19 October 2012 Beyond Aviation announced that it had flown an electric Cessna 172 Skyhawk. , - , Cessna 208 eCaravan , , US , , Propeller , , Battery , , Utility, , 2020 , , Prototype , Currently undergoing testing prior to certification. , - , CityAirbus , , Multinational , , Propeller , , Battery , , Utility, , 2019 , , Prototype , , , - , CityAirbus NextGen , , Multinational , , Propeller , , Battery , , Utility, , 2021 , , Prototype , , , - , DigiSky SkySpark , , , , , , Fuel cell , , , , , , , Converted Alpi Pioneer 300. , - , Dufour Aerospace aEro 1 , , Switzerland , , Propeller , , Battery , , Aerobatic , , 2016 , , Prototype , Converted Silence Twister. , - , e-Genius , , Germany , , , , Battery , , Experimental , , 2011 , , Prototype , , - , e-Sling , , Switzerland, , , , Battery , , Experimental , , 2022 , , Prototype , Based on the Sling TSi , - , EADS Green Cri-Cri , , , , , , Battery , , Experimental , , 2010 , , Prototype , Converted Colomban Cri-cri. , - , Electric Aircraft Corporation ElectraFlyer Trike , , US , , Motor glider , , Battery , , Private , , 2007 , , Production , Ultralight. First commercial offering of an electric aircraft. , - , Electric Aircraft Corporation ElectraFlyer-C , , US , , Motor glider , , Battery , , Private , , 2008 , , Production , Converted

Monnett Moni __NOTOC__ The Monnett Moni is a sport aircraft developed in the United States in the early 1980s and marketed for homebuilding. Designed by John Monnett, who coined the term "air recreation vehicle" to describe it, it is a single-seat motorglid ...

motor glider A motor glider is a fixed-wing aircraft that can be flown with or without engine power. The FAI Gliding Commission Sporting Code definition is: a fixed-wing aerodyne equipped with a means of propulsion (MoP), capable of sustained soaring flight ...

. , - , Electric Visionary Aircraft , , France , , Ducted fan , , Battery , , Private , , 2017 , , Prototype , , two-seater

vertical take-off and landing A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is one that can take off and land vertically without relying on a runway. This classification can include a variety of types of aircraft including helicopters as well as thrust-vectoring fixed-win ...

air taxi An air taxi is a small commercial aircraft that makes short flights on demand. In 2001 air taxi operations were promoted in the United States by a NASA and aerospace industry study on the potential Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) ...

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Electravia Electravia - Helices E-Props is a French aviation manufacturer based in Vaumeilh, specializing in the non-certified light aviation sector. At one time it produced electric propulsion systems and now designs and manufactures carbon fibre propel ...

E-Fenix , , France , , Motor glider , , Battery , , Private , , 2001 , , Prototype , , - ,

ElectroLight2 , , France , , Motor glider , , Battery , , Private , , 2001 , , Production , , - ,

BL1E Electra , , France , , Propeller , , Battery , , , , 2007 , , , First registered aircraft in the world powered by electric engine and with batteries. , - , Electravia Electro Trike , , France , , Motor glider , , Battery , , , , 2008 , , , , - , AutoGyro GmbH eCavalon , , Germany , ,

Rotorcraft A rotorcraft or rotary-wing aircraft is a heavier-than-air aircraft with rotary wings or rotor blades, which generate lift by rotating around a vertical mast. Several rotor blades mounted on a single mast are referred to as a rotor. The Internat ...

, , Battery , , Experimental , , 2013 , , Prototype , - , ENFICA-FC , , , , Propeller , , Fuel cell , , Experimental , , , , Prototype , Converted Rapid 200FC. , - , eUP Aviation Green1 , , Canada , , Motor glider , , Battery , , , , 2012 , , Production , , - ,

Flightstar e-Spyder The Flightstar is a large family of single and two-seat, high wing, single engined kit aircraft that was produced by Flightstar Sportplanes of South Woodstock, Connecticut. In 2009 the rights, tooling and parts inventory were sold to Yuneec Inter ...

, , , , Propeller , , Battery , , , , 2009 , , , Converted Flightstar Sportstar Spyder. Also offered as the Greenwing GW280 and Yuneec eSpyder. , - , MC15E Cri-Cri , , , , Propeller , , Battery , , , , 2010 , , , , - , Icaro 2000 Trike , , , , Motor glider , , Battery , , Private , , , , Production , , - ,

Joby Aviation Joby Aviation is a United States venture-backed aviation company, developing an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft that it intends to operate as an air taxi service. Joby Aviation is headquartered in Santa Cruz, California, a ...

S4 , , US , , Propeller , , Battery , , Experimental, , 2017 , , Prototype , , - , La France , , France , ,

Airship An airship or dirigible balloon is a type of aerostat or lighter-than-air aircraft that can navigate through the air under its own power. Aerostats gain their lift from a lifting gas that is less dense than the surrounding air. In early ...

, , Battery , , Experimental , , 1884 , , Prototype , , - , LAK-17B FES Self-Launch (mini) , , Lithuania , ,

Glider Glider may refer to: Aircraft and transport Aircraft * Glider (aircraft), heavier-than-air aircraft primarily intended for unpowered flight ** Glider (sailplane), a rigid-winged glider aircraft with an undercarriage, used in the sport of glidin ...

, , Battery , , Commercial , , 2020, , Production , Electric self-launching glider. Aircraft sold since 2016 under temporary Airworthiness Certification (and self-launching not allowed). Full certification obtained in December 2020. Self-launching is now possible, making it a full electric engine with lithium-battery powered aircraft. , - , Lange Antares 20E , , Germany , , Motor glider , , Battery , , Experimental , , 2003 , , Production , First electric aircraft to obtain a certificate of airworthiness. , - , Lange Antares 23E , , Germany , , Motor glider , , Battery , , Experimental , , 2012 , , Production , - , Lange LF 20 , , Germany , , Motor glider , , Battery , , Experimental , , 1999 , , Prototype , Modified DG800. , - , Lilium Jet , , Germany , , Ducted fan , , Battery , , Private , , 2017 , , Prototype , , two-seater (5 planned from 2025)

prototype , - , Luxembourg Special Aerotechnics MC30E , , , , , , Battery , , Experimental , , 2012 , , Prototype , , - , MacCready Gossamer Penguin , , US , , Propeller , , Solar , , Experimental , , 1980 , , Prototype , Flown for press demonstration at Muroc Dry Lake (NASA Dryden flight research center adjacent to Edwards Air Force base.) , - , MacCready Solar Challenger , , US , , Propeller , , Solar , , Experimental , , 1981 , , Prototype , Flew from Paris to England. , - , Matsushita / Tokyo Institute of Technology aircraft , , Japan , , Propeller , , Battery , , Experimental , , 2006 , , Prototype , Powered by 160 AA battery cells. , - , 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. , - , Militky MB-E1 , , West Germany , , Propeller , , Battery , , Experimental , , 1973 , , Prototype , First manned airplane to fly solely on electric power. , - , MIT Monarch , , US , , Propeller , , Hybrid , , Experimental , , , , Prototype , Batteries charged by

human power Human power is work or energy that is produced from the human body. It can also refer to the power (rate of work per time) of a human. Power comes primarily from muscles, but body heat is also used to do work like warming shelters, food, or o ...

. Followed by the MIT Monarch 2. , - ,

NASA Centurion The NASA Centurion was the third aircraft developed as part of an evolutionary series of solar- and fuel-cell-system-powered unmanned aerial vehicles. AeroVironment, Inc. developed the vehicles under NASA's Environmental Research Aircraft and Se ...

, , US , , UAV , , Solar , , Experimental , , , , Prototype , , - ,

NASA Helios The Helios Prototype was the fourth and final aircraft developed as part of an evolutionary series of solar- and fuel-cell-system-powered unmanned aerial vehicles. AeroVironment, Inc. developed the vehicles under NASA's Environmental Research A ...

, , US , , UAV , , Battery , , Experimental , , 1999 , , Prototype , , - ,

NASA Pathfinder The NASA Pathfinder and NASA Pathfinder Plus were the first two aircraft developed as part of an evolutionary series of solar- and fuel-cell-system-powered unmanned aerial vehicles. AeroVironment, Inc. developed the vehicles under NASA's Envi ...

, , US , , UAV , , Solar , , Experimental , , 1993 , , Prototype , Developed by AeroVironment, Inc from the HALSOL prototype. Pathfinder Plus had increased span. , - , NASA Puffin , , US , ,

Personal air vehicle A personal air vehicle (PAV) is a proposed type of aircraft providing on-demand aviation services. The emergence of this alternative to traditional ground transport methods has been enabled by unmanned aerial vehicle technologies and electric p ...

, , Battery , , Experimental , , 2010 , , Project , NASA's Puffin Is a Stealthy, Personal Tilt-Rotor Aircraft
Clay Dillow, Popular Science, 2010-01-19. , - , NASA X-57 Maxwell , , US , , Propeller , , Battery , , Experimental , , 2016 , , Project , Modified

Tecnam P2006T The Tecnam P2006T is an Italian high-winged twin-engined all-metal light aircraft, built by Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam based in Capua, Italy, near Naples. The P2006T received airworthiness certification in the European Union by EASA under C ...

. , - , New Concept Aircraft (Zhuhai) Green Pioneer Ι , , China , , , , Solar , , Experimental , , 2002 , , Prototype , , - ,

Opener BlackFly The Opener BlackFly is an American electric-powered VTOL personal air vehicle designed by Canadian engineer Marcus Leng. It was publicly revealed in 2018, after nine years of development. The aircraft is intended to be supplied complete and r ...

, , United States , , Propeller , , Battery , , Production ultralight , , 2011 , , Under development , , - , PC-Aero Elektra One , , Germany , , Propeller , , Solar , , , , 2011 , , Project , , - ,

Petróczy-Kármán-Žurovec Petróczy, Kármán and Žurovec were Hungarian and Czech engineers who worked on helicopter development immediately before and during World War I in Budapest. Between them they produced two experimental prototypes, the PKZ-1 and PKZ-2, intende ...

PKZ-1 , , Hungary , ,

, , Cable , , Observation , , 1917 , , Prototype , Tethered to the ground. , - , Phoenix U-14 Electra , , Czech republic , , Propeller , , Battery , , Two-seat airplane , , 2011 , , Prototype , , - , Pipistrel Alpha Electro , , Slovenia , ,

Light Sport Aircraft A light-sport aircraft (LSA), or light sport aircraft, is a fairly new category of small, lightweight aircraft that are simple to fly. LSAs tend to be heavier and more sophisticated than ultralight (aka "microlight") aircraft, but LSA restrictio ...

, , Battery , , Experimental , , 2011 , , Production , Electric version of the Pipistrel Alpha Trainer. , - , Pipistrel Taurus Electro G2 , , Slovenia , ,

Motor glider A motor glider is a fixed-wing aircraft that can be flown with or without engine power. The FAI Gliding Commission Sporting Code definition is: a fixed-wing aerodyne equipped with a means of propulsion (MoP), capable of sustained soaring flight ...

, , Battery , , Private , , 2011 , , Production , , - , Pipistrel Taurus G4 , , Slovenia , ,

, , Battery , , Experimental , , 2011 , , Prototype , Twin fuselage. The G4 won the NASA Green Flight Challenge in 2011. , - , Pipistrel Velis Electro , , Slovenia , , Propeller , , Battery , ,

Trainer aircraft A trainer is a class of aircraft designed specifically to facilitate flight training of pilots and aircrews. The use of a dedicated trainer aircraft with additional safety features—such as tandem flight controls, forgiving flight characteristi ...

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type certified A type certificate signifies the airworthiness of a particular category of aircraft, according to its manufacturing design (''type design''). It confirms that the aircraft of a new type intended for serial production, is in compliance with applica ...

, based on the Pipistrel Virus , - , Pipistrel WATTsUP , , Slovenia , , Proof-of-concept trainer , , Battery , , Experimental , , 2014 , , Prototype , Led to the Pipistrel Alpha Electro. , - ,

QinetiQ Zephyr The Airbus Zephyr is a series of lightweight solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The latest model is a high-altitude platform station capable of flying at for months at a time without fueling. It has a wingspan of and weighs . Deve ...

, , UK , , UAV , , Solar , , Patrol , , 2008 , , Prototype , The 2010 redesign holds the UAV endurance record of over 2 weeks (336 hours). , - , Rolls-Royce ACCEL , , UK , , Propeller , , Battery , , Racer , , 2021 , , One-off , , , - , 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 The Schempp-Hirth Arcus is a flapped Two Seater Class glider in production by Schempp-Hirth. It first flew 7 April 2009. It is offered in addition to the Duo Discus which is an unflapped 20 metre two-seater, whose fuselage it shares. The w ...

-E , , Germany , , Motor glider , , Battery , , , , 2010 , , Production , , - , Siemens-FlyEco Magnus eFusion , , Germany-Hungary , , Propeller , , Hybrid diesel-electric , , , , 2018 , , Under development for production , , - , Soaring , , China , , , , Solar , , , , 1992 , , , , - , Solair 1 , , , , Propeller , , Solar , , Experimental , , 1983 , , , Developed from a Farner canard design. The Solair II flew 1998. , - ,

Solar Impulse Solar Impulse is a Swiss long-range experimental solar-powered aircraft project, and also the name of the project's two operational aircraft. The privately financed project is led by Swiss engineer and businessman André Borschberg and Swiss ...

, , , , Propeller , , Solar , , Experimental , , 2009 , , Prototype , , - ,

Solar Impulse 2 Solar Impulse is a Swiss long-range experimental solar-powered aircraft project, and also the name of the project's two operational aircraft. The privately financed project is led by Swiss engineer and businessman André Borschberg and Swiss p ...

, , , , Propeller , , Solar , , Experimental , , 2015 , , Prototype , First round-the-world trip by an electric aircraft. , - , Solar-Powered Aircraft Developments Solar One , , UK , , Propeller , , Solar , , Experimental , , 1979 , , Prototype , Solar cells charged battery for flight. , - , SolarStratos , , , , Propeller , , Solar , , Experimental , , 2017 , , Prototype , First flight in 2017. , - , Solution F/Chretien Helicopter , , , ,

, , Battery , , Experimental , , 2011 , , Prototype , First free-flying manned electric helicopter. , - ,

Sonex Electric Sport Aircraft The Sonex Electric Sport Aircraft (ESA) was a two-place (one place with additional batteries) aircraft design that was under development by Sonex Aircraft, using the Sonex e-Flight electric system for thrust. Sonex designed this aircraft as a ...

, , , , Propeller , , Battery , , , , 2010 , , Production , , - , SORA-e , , Brazil , , Propeller , , Battery , , Experimental , , 2015 , , Prototype , , - , Stuttgart University Icaré II , , Germany , , , , Solar , , , , 1996 , , , , - , Sunseeker I , , US , , Propeller , , Solar , , Experimental , , 1990 , , Prototype , The ''Sunseeker II'' was built in 2002. , - , Sunseeker Duo, , US , , Propeller , , Solar , , Experimental , , 2013 , , Prototype , , - , Tier1 electric

Robinson R44 The Robinson R44 is a four-seat light helicopter produced by Robinson Helicopter Company since 1992. Based on the company's two-seat Robinson R22, the R44 features hydraulically assisted flight controls. It was first flown on 31 March 1990 a ...

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, , Battery , , Experimental , , 2016 , , Prototype , , - , Tissandier , , France , ,

, , Battery , , Experimental , , 1883 , , Prototype , First electric powered aircraft. , - ,

Ultraflight Lazair The UltraFlight Lazair is a family of Canadian designed and built twin-engine ultralight aircraft that were sold in kit form between 1979 and 1984. It was one of the first twin-engined ultralights. More Lazairs have been registered i ...

Electric , , , , , , Battery , , Experimental , , 2011 , , Prototype , Sigler, Dean: ''Dale Kramer and his electric Lazair'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, pages 31-35. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851 , - , Volta Volare GT4 , , , , , , Hybrid , , , , 2012 , , Project , Diesel-electric hybrid. , - , Yuneec International E430 , , China , , Propeller , , Battery , , Private , , 2009 , , Production ,

Homebuilt aircraft Homebuilt aircraft, also known as amateur-built aircraft or kit planes, are constructed by persons for whom this is not a professional activity. These aircraft may be constructed from "scratch", from plans, or from assembly kits.Armstrong, Kenn ...

. , - , smartflyer SFX1 , , Switzerland , , Propeller , , Serial Hybrid , , 4 seater, Proof of Concept , , 2021 , , Production , , -

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Aircraft An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engine ...

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