Metro Hop's New Electric Plane Can Take Off from Very Short Runway! It Only Needs 25 Meters to Get Airborne

Metro Hop's new electric STOL plane has an advanced new feature that allows it to take off very quickly. The new electric aircraft can get airborne easily from a 25-meter rubber-runway.

This means that this new plane can combine hard acceleration with a large wing to achieve takeoff speed fast. Another great feature is its landing gear, which is also levered, allowing the electric STOL to lift its body up and down. It can also tilt rearward to maximize lift and drag in STOL situations.

Once you are already in the air, the landing gear will fold out of the way to reduce the drag. This enables the plane to cruise at speeds as high as 250 mph or 400 kmph while making efficient use of its available energy.

The new Metro Hop electric STOl ranges up to 125 miles or 200 km using the current battery technology.

What is the largest electric plane?

BBC News previously reported that the largest electric plane that took off was a modified Cessna Caravan 208B. It has a maximum passenger of nine people. However, the test aircraft only had a seat for the pilot. This means that the prototype was not able to carry other people.

AeorTEC and magniX were the two companies that developed the previous large plane. When it was in operation, the 30-minute flight was really expensive since one passenger has to pay $300 up to $400.

On the other hand, the developers stated that the largest electric plane could soon become less reliant on battery since it would need more batteries weighing 30 times more than its current fuel intake.

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Written by: Giuliano de Leon.