Aircraft
Atlas Will Build Electra’s EL9 Hybrid-electric Prototypes
Wichita-based aerospace manufacturing group has partnered with the U.S. start-up
Electra EL9 aircraft
The first prototype of Electra's EL9 aircraft should be ready to start flight tests in 2027.

Electra has reached an agreement for Atlas to manufacture and assemble airframes for early examples of its EL9 Ultra Short hybrid-electric aircraft. Under a partnership announced on Tuesday, the companies said work will begin this month at Atlas’ facilities in Wichita, with the first prototypes of the nine-seater to be delivered in 2027, when flight testing is due to begin.

Atlas has experience in complex assembly work, sheet metal fabrication, precision machining, and composite bonding. Its aerospace clients include Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Gulfstream Aerospace, and Textron.

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