Elektra Solar

Logo Elektra Solar
Logo Elektra Solar
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Elektra Solar provides products, services and technologies for manned and unmanned solar-powered high altitude aircrafts with integrated control and robotics systems.

  
DLR key technologies
Solar-powered Aircrafts
date of foundation
2012
founders
• Konstantin Kondak
• Gerd Hirzinger
• Calin Gologan
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Details

Elektra Solar GmbH works in the field of manned and unmanned aerial systems offering ready to use products, services and technologies. The main activities of the company are focused on the development and commercial use of aerial platforms with integrated automation and robotics technologies. The company offers optional piloted and unmanned aerial vehicles as well as ready-to-use aerial systems prepared for particular applications. Having expertise in aircraft design, avionics, electronics, robotics and development of safety critical software, the company offers support in the preparation of aerial platforms for customer-defined applications, integration of the payloads as well as in the development of mission software. Elektra Solar provides services in operation of the aerial systems for scientific projects and commercial missions. The company works with aerial systems in the range of 10 to 1000 kg and has extensive experience in certification of the aircrafts. One of the top products of the company is the Elektra Two, a solar electric aircraft which is able to fly long endurance missions in the stratosphere at the altitude of 20 km with a payload of up to 100 kg.