Electric Aircraft Corporation ElectraFlyer-X

ElectraFlyer-X
The prototype ElectraFlyer-X
Role	Homebuilt and light-sport electric aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Electric Aircraft Corporation
Designer	Randall Fishman
Introduction	2009
Status	Under development
Number built	one
Unit cost	US$65,000 (projected price for kit, less batteries, 2015)
Developed from	Electric Aircraft Corporation ElectraFlyer-C

The Electric Aircraft Corporation ElectraFlyer-X is an American kit and light-sport electric aircraft, designed by Randall Fishman and at one time under development by his company Electric Aircraft Corporation of Cliffside Park, New Jersey. The ElectraFlyer-X was introduced at AirVenture in 2009. The aircraft is intended to be supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly aircraft.

By February 2017 the design was no longer featured on the company website.

The ElectraFlyer-X was designed to comply with the US light-sport aircraft (LSA) rules. The current LSA rules do not allow any powerplants except reciprocating engines for Special-LSAs (S-LSAs), but Fishman hopes that the rules will be amended in time. In the meantime the aircraft can be constructed in the Experimental - Amateur Built or Experimental-LSA (E-LSA) categories.

The aircraft features a cantilever low wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single electric engine in tractor configuration.

The ElectraFlyer-X is made from composites. Its long 15 m (49.2 ft) span wing features a high aspect ratio for aerodynamic efficiency. The engine is an Electric Aircraft Corporation 50 hp (37 kW) brushless, liquid-cooled powerplant designed specifically for the aircraft. The engine is driven by air-cooled battery packs that are fitted in stainless steel boxes and can be installed in either the engine compartment or the cabin. The batteries will permit flights of up to three hours duration.

In 2015 the projected price for a kit, less batteries, was to be US$65,000. The batteries were estimated to add US$15,000 to the cost.