No runway, no problem: This aircraft only needs 150 feet to take off and land

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Requiring no more than 150 feet of ground to take off or land, a hybrid-electric aircraft being developed by Virginia-based advanced air mobility company Electra hopes to…

Too far to drive, too close to fly. It’s modern travel’s version of being caught between a rock and a hard place, seemingly inescapable until flying cars take off, and that’s probably not happening anytime soon. A solution to the conundrum may well be touching down before long, though — just not necessarily on a runway. Requiring no more than 150 feet of ground to take off or land, a hybrid-electric aircraft being developed by Virginia-based advanced air mobility company Electra hopes to revolutionize regional travel by ushering in a new era of “direct aviation” that circumvents roads and airports alike.

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