'Dawn One' Flies As Part of Solar-Electric Hybrid Research Aircraft Program
Electra.aero has completed the first flight of a solar-battery hybrid electric research aircraft. This 90-foot wingspan unmanned aircraft system (UAS) made its first flight from Manassas Regional Airport, Virginia on September 9, 2022, and is the first airplane to emerge from Electra's new development facility there. The new plane, named Dawn One, is part of the Stratospheric Airborne Climate Observatory System (SACOS) program.
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