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Modern FlyingElectra Completes Grass Field Takeoffs With Less Than 300 Feet
The manufacturer’s hybrid-electric short takeoff and landing (eSTOL) design goes airborne at neighborhood driving speeds through the use of blown lift propulsion.
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