Elysian Aircraft unveils new electric regional aircraft concept

Dutch startup company Elysian Aircraft has unveiled its plans for a new battery-electric regional aircraft, the E9X, with an unusually wide wingspan approximately akin to the A320’s. “This aircraft, designed for regional routes, showcases the potential of battery-electric aviation as a scalable and economically viable option” highlights Elysian, who hope the E9X will be flying from 2033. The clean-sheet aircraft is optimised for transporting 90 passengers over distances of up to 800 km. The conceptual distributed electric propulsion design (presented following a collaboration with Delt University of Technology) features a low-wing configuration with foldable wingtips. Batteries mounted into the wing