Another air record has been (unofficially) broken as a prop-driven solar/electric aircraft reached the highest altitude yet for its type. On August 12, 2025, a modified Elektra One reached 31,237 feet ...

Small US aerospace project Helios Horizon claims to have recently broken the record for the highest-flying multi-seat electric aircraft, which it considers a step on its journey into the stratosphere.

Helios Horizon, a small US aerospace project seeking to demonstrate electric propulsion, aims to break a world altitude record for electric aircraft this summer and in 2025 to fly higher, into earth’s ...

Sarasota-based engineer and test pilot Miguel Iturmendi flew his electric aircraft, Helios Horizon, to an altitude of 22,000 feet – the highest ever for a multi-seat electric aircraft – over ...

The Colorado mission flights took place from an airfield situated at 5,800 feet above sea level, with temperatures reaching 36°C (96.8°F) and a takeoff density altitude of 9,500ft. The B23 Energic ...