AURA AERO's INTEGRAL E: Revolutionizing Eco-Friendly Light Aviation

AURA AERO's INTEGRAL E: Revolutionizing Eco-Friendly Light Aviation

AURA AERO's INTEGRAL E, a 100% electric two-seater aircraft designed for training, aerobatics, and leisure, made its maiden flight on December 3rd at Toulouse-Francazal airport. Quiet and eco-friendly, the INTEGRAL E marks a significant step towards decarbonizing light aviation. The prototype, F-WIAE, took off at 8:48 CET, supported by favorable weather. Featuring one-hour range and supercharging under 30 minutes, it halves flight hour costs versus conventional aircraft. With high interest from flying clubs and training schools, AURA AERO has hundreds of orders, expecting deliveries in 2025 and electric operations by 2026.

AURA AERO’S INTEGRAL E performs maiden flight
and enters the history of aviation!
A world premiere for a 100% electric trainer aircraft with an aerobatic capability
INTEGRAL E, the electric version of AURA AERO’s two-seater aircraft designed for training, aerobatics and
leisure, performed its first flight today December 3rd, at Toulouse-Francazal airport. More silent and
environment-friendly, AURA AERO’s new two-seater paves the way for the decarbonization of light
aviation.
As in the old times of the great “premieres” of aviation, taking advantage of light winds and favorable
weather conditions, the first prototype of INTEGRAL E, registered F-WIAE, took off this morning at 8:48
CET, from Toulouse-Francazal runway.
AURA AERO wishes to thank all its partners and suppliers including The Occitanie Region, France 2030,
Safran, EDF, Garmin, EPS and Duc Hélices, for contributing to this success.
This flight is a true world premiere, since it paves the way for the decarbonization of light aviation in a new
category of aircraft.
Upon its entry in service, INTEGRAL E will have a range of around one hour and a supercharging capacity,
under 30 minutes. Thanks to its unrivaled performance, the cost per flight hour will be halved, compared
to that of a thermal aircraft in its category.
The INTEGRAL aircraft are eagerly awaited by flying clubs and training schools across the world and
AURA AERO already boasts an orderbook of several hundred aircraft, in the three versions. INTEGRAL E
will also be available in a glider tow-plane version. The first deliveries of INTEGRAL R are scheduled to
start at the beginning of 2025, and the entry in service of the electric version is scheduled in 2026, after
two years of flight tests.
Jérémy Caussade, President and co-founder of AURA AERO, said : “It’s a very emotional day for all the
AURA AERO teams. The first flight of INTEGRAL E is a huge step forward, not only because the INTEGRAL
family is now complete, but also because this aircraft is one of the first to address, in an electric version,
many of the needs expressed by training schools and flying clubs. We are very proud of what we have
achieved in six years and of the commercial success of the INTEGRAL family. Decarbonization of aviation is
now a reality!”.
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