# List of electric aircraft

This is a list of electric aircraft, whose primary flight power is electrical.
| Type | Country | Class | Power | Role | Date | Status | Notes |
| RX1E—A | China | Propeller | Battery | LSA | 2017 | Production | |
| RX1E—S | China | Propeller | Battery | LSA | 2017 | Production | |
| RX4E | China | Propeller | Battery | Experimental | 2024 | Production | RX4E, a four-seater electric aircraft developed by the Liaoning General Aviation Academy (LGAA), has secured Type Certification (TC No.: 0095A) issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on 29 Dec 2024. |
| RX4HE | China | Propeller | Battery | Experimental | 2021 | Prototype | |
| ACS-Itaipu Sora-E | Brazil | Propeller | Battery | Experimental | 2015 | Prototype | |
| AgustaWestland Project Zero | Italy | UAV | Battery | Experimental | 2011 | Prototype | First large-scale all-electric tilt-rotor. |
| Air Energy AE-1 Silent | Germany | Motor glider | Battery | | 1998 | Production | |
| Airbus A³ Vahana | United States | Propeller | Battery | Experimental | 2018 | Prototype | Retired December 2019 to focus on CityAirbus development. |
| Airbus E-Fan | France | Propeller | Battery | Trainer | 2014 | Cancelled | Co-developed with Aero Composite Saintonge. |
| Alisport Silent Club | Italy | Motor glider | Battery | | 1997 | Production | First production electric aircraft. |
| Ampaire Electric EEL | United States | Propeller | Hybrid | | 2019 | Testing | |
| APEV Demoichelle | France | Propeller | Battery | Experimental | 2010 | Prototype | |
| APEV Pouchelec | France | Propeller | Battery | | 2009 | Prototype | Development of the Pouchel Light. |
| AstroFlight Sunrise | United States | UAV | Solar | Experimental | 1975 | Prototype | First solar-powered flight. Sunrise II flew in 1975. |
| AutoGyro eCavalon | Germany | Rotorcraft | Battery | Experimental | 2013 | Prototype | |
| Baykar Cezeri | Turkey | eVTOL | Battery | Transport | 2020 | Project | Flown unmanned. |
| Beta AVA | United States | Propeller | Battery | Transport | 2019 | Prototype | Testing and preparing serial production. |
| Boeing Fuel Cell Demonstrator (FCD) | United States | Motor glider | Fuel cell | Experimental | 2008 | Prototype | Modified Diamond HK-36 Super Dimona. |
| Bye Aerospace eFlyer 2 | United States | Propeller | Battery | | 2016 | Project | |
| Bye Aerospace eFlyer 4 | United States | Propeller | Battery | | 2018 | Project | |
| Cessna 172 electric | United States | Propeller | Battery | Experimental | 2010 | Demonstrator only | On 19 October 2012 Beyond Aviation announced that it had flown an electric Cessna 172 Skyhawk. |
| Cessna 208 eCaravan | United States | Propeller | Battery | Utility | 2020 | Prototype | Currently undergoing testing prior to certification. |
| CityAirbus | Multinational | eVTOL | Battery | Transport | 2019 | Prototype | |
| DigiSky SkySpark | | | Fuel cell | | | | Converted Alpi Pioneer 300. |
| Viking Dragonfly (electric conversion) | Netherlands | Propeller | Battery | Experimental | 2019 | Project | Converted Viking Dragonfly. |
| Hamilton aEro 1 | Switzerland | Propeller | Battery | Private | 2016 | Prototype | Converted Silence Twister. |
| e-Genius | Germany | | Battery | Experimental | 2011 | Prototype | |
| e-Sling | Switzerland | | Battery | Experimental | 2022 | Prototype | Based on the Sling TSi |
| EADS Green Cri-Cri | | | Battery | Experimental | 2010 | Prototype | Converted Colomban Cri-cri. |
| Electric Aircraft Corporation ElectraFlyer Trike | United States | Motor glider | Battery | Private | 2007 | Production | Ultralight. First commercial offering of an electric aircraft. |
| Electric Aircraft Corporation ElectraFlyer-C | United States | Motor glider | Battery | Private | 2008 | Production | Converted Monnett Moni motor glider. |
| Electravia E-Fenix | France | Motor glider | Battery | Private | 2001 | Prototype | |
| Electravia ElectroLight2 | France | Motor glider | Battery | Private | 2001 | Production | |
| Electravia BL1E Electra | France | Propeller | Battery | | 2007 | | First registered aircraft in the world powered by electric engine and with batteries. |
| Electravia Electro Trike | France | Motor glider | Battery | | 2008 | | |
| ENFICA-FC | | Propeller | Fuel cell | Experimental | | Prototype | Converted Rapid 200FC. |
| eUP Aviation Green1 | Canada | Motor glider | Battery | | 2012 | Production | |
| Eviation Alice | Israel | Propeller | Battery | Transport | 2022 | Testing | 2 pilot + 9 passenger, 444 km/h cruise and 1,367 km range |
| Flightstar e-Spyder | | Propeller | Battery | | 2009 | | Converted Flightstar Sportstar Spyder. Also offered as the Greenwing GW280 and Yuneec eSpyder. |
| Icaro 2000 Trike | | Motor glider | Battery | Private | | Production | |
| Joby Aviation S4 | United States | Propeller | Battery | Experimental | 2017 | Prototype | |
| La France | France | Airship | Battery | Experimental | 1884 | Prototype | |
| LAK-17B FES Self-Launch (mini) | Lithuania | Motor glider | Battery | Private | 2020 | Production | |
| Lange Antares 20E | Germany | Motor glider | Battery | Experimental | 2003 | Production | First electric aircraft to obtain a certificate of airworthiness. |
| Lange Antares 23E | Germany | Motor glider | Battery | Experimental | 2012 | Production | |
| Lange LF 20 | Germany | Motor glider | Battery | Experimental | 1999 | Prototype | Modified DG800. |
| Lilium Jet | Germany | Ducted fan | Battery | Private | 2017 | Prototype | two-seater (5 planned from 2025) vertical take-off and landing air taxi prototype |
| Luxembourg Special Aerotechnics MC30E | | | Battery | Experimental | 2012 | Prototype | |
| MacCready Gossamer Penguin | United States | Propeller | Solar | Experimental | 1980 | Prototype | |
| MacCready Solar Challenger | United States | Propeller | Solar | Experimental | 1981 | Prototype | Flew 262 km (163 mi) from Paris to England. |
| Matsushita / Tokyo Institute of Technology aircraft | Japan | Propeller | Battery | Experimental | 2006 | Prototype | Powered by 160 AA battery cells. |
| Mauro Solar Riser | | Propeller | Solar | Experimental | 1979 | Prototype | First manned, solar-powered airplane. Based on the UFM Easy Riser. Solar cells charged battery for flight. |
| MC15E Cri-Cri | | Propeller | Battery | | 2010 | | |
| Militky MB-E1 | West Germany | Propeller | Battery | Experimental | 1973 | Prototype | First manned airplane to fly solely on electric power. |
| NASA Centurion | United States | UAV | Solar | Experimental | 1998 | Prototype | |
| NASA Helios | United States | UAV | Battery | Experimental | 1999 | Prototype | |
| NASA Pathfinder | United States | UAV | Solar | Experimental | 1993 | Prototype | Developed by AeroVironment, Inc from the HALSOL prototype. Pathfinder Plus had increased span. |
| NASA Puffin | United States | | Battery | Experimental | 2010 | Project | |
| NASA X-57 Maxwell | United States | Propeller | Battery | Experimental | 2016 | Project | Modified Tecnam P2006T. |
| New Concept Aircraft (Zhuhai) Green Pioneer Ι | China | | Solar | Experimental | 2002 | Prototype | |
| Opener BlackFly | United States | Propeller | Battery | Utility | 2011 | Prototype | |
| PC-Aero Elektra One | Germany | Propeller | Solar | | 2011 | Project | |
| Petróczy-Kármán-Žurovec PKZ-1 | Hungary | Rotorcraft | Cable | Patrol | 1917 | Prototype | Tethered to the ground. |
| Phoenix Air Phoenix | Czech republic | Propeller | Battery | | 2018 | Project | Testing and preparing serial production. |
| Pipistrel Alpha Electro | Slovenia | Propeller | Battery | Experimental | 2011 | Production | Electric version of the Pipistrel Alpha Trainer. |
| Pipistrel Taurus Electro G2 | Slovenia | Motor glider | Battery | Private | 2011 | Production | |
| Pipistrel Taurus G4 | Slovenia | Motor glider | Battery | Experimental | 2011 | Prototype | Twin fuselage. The G4 won the NASA Green Flight Challenge in 2011. |
| Pipistrel Velis Electro | Slovenia | Propeller | Battery | Trainer | 2020 | Production | Type certified. Based on the Pipistrel Virus |
| Pipistrel WATTsUP | Slovenia | | Battery | Experimental | 2014 | Prototype | Led to the Pipistrel Alpha Electro. |
| QinetiQ Zephyr | United Kingdom | UAV | Solar | Patrol | 2008 | Prototype | The 2010 redesign holds the UAV endurance record of over 2 weeks (336 hours). |
| Rolls-Royce ACCEL | United Kingdom | Propeller | Battery | Private | 2021 | Prototype | |
| Schempp-Hirth Discus-2c FES | Germany | Motor glider | Battery | | 2015 | Production | |
| Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2cxa FES | Germany | Motor glider | Battery | | 2014 | Production | |
| Schempp-Hirth Arcus-E | Germany | Motor glider | Battery | | 2010 | Production | |
| Siemens-FlyEco Magnus eFusion | Germany-Hungary | Propeller | Hybrid diesel-electric | | 2018 | Under development for production | |
| Solair 1 | | Propeller | Solar | Experimental | 1983 | | Developed from a Farner canard design. The Solair II flew 1998. |
| Solar Impulse | | Propeller | Solar | Experimental | 2009 | Prototype | |
| Solar Impulse 2 | | Propeller | Solar | Experimental | 2015 | Prototype | First round-the-world flight by an electric aircraft. |
| Solar-Powered Aircraft Developments Solar One | United Kingdom | Propeller | Solar | Experimental | 1979 | Prototype | Solar cells charged battery for flight. |
| SolarStratos | | Propeller | Solar | Experimental | 2017 | Prototype | |
| Solution F/Chretien Helicopter | | Rotorcraft | Battery | Experimental | 2011 | Prototype | First free-flying manned electric helicopter. |
| Sonex Electric Sport Aircraft | | Propeller | Battery | | 2010 | Project | |
| Stuttgart University Icaré II | Germany | | Solar | | 1996 | | |
| Sunseeker I | United States | Propeller | Solar | Experimental | 1990 | Prototype | The Sunseeker II was built in 2002. |
| Sunseeker Duo | United States | Propeller | Solar | Experimental | 2013 | Prototype | |
| Tier1 electric Robinson R44 | United States | Rotorcraft | Battery | Experimental | 2016 | Prototype | |
| Tissandier | France | Airship | Battery | Experimental | 1883 | Prototype | First electric powered aircraft. |
| Ultraflight Lazair Electric | | | Battery | Experimental | 2011 | Prototype | |
| Volocopter | Germany | Rotorcraft | | | 2008 | | |
| Volta Volare GT4 | | | Hybrid | | 2012 | Project | Diesel-electric hybrid. |
| Yuneec International E430 | China | Propeller | Battery | Private | 2009 | Production | Homebuilt aircraft. |
| smartflyer SFX1 | Switzerland | Propeller | Serial Hybrid | Prototype | 2017 | Production | built by smartflyer AG Switzerland |