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Elbit Hermes 900
The Elbit Hermes 900 is an Israeli medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle built by Elbit Systems for surveillance, reconnaissance, and maritime patrol, first flown in 2009 and sold to about 20 customers.
Electric aircraft
An electric aircraft, also called an electric airplane, is an airplane propelled by electric motors drawing power from batteries, practical today for short ranges and light payloads.
Electrical wiring interconnection system
An electrical wiring interconnection system (EWIS) is the system of wires, connectors, and protective devices installed in an airplane to transmit electrical energy and signals.
Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration
The Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration was a NASA program that flight-tested hybrid electric aircraft propulsion with GE Aerospace and magniX; GE's Saab 340B became the first hybrid electric aircraft to fly above 30,000 feet.
Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System
The Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) is the US Navy's electromagnetic catapult that launches carrier aircraft with a linear induction motor, replacing steam catapults on Ford-class carriers.
Electronic flight bag
An electronic flight bag (EFB) is a tablet or installed display flight crews use instead of paper manuals, charts, and checklists, hosting applications for calculations and real-time data.
Electronic flight instrument system
An electronic flight instrument system (EFIS) is the suite of electronic cockpit displays, typically a primary flight display and navigation display, that replaced electromechanical instruments; the Boeing 757 entered service with one in 1983.
Electronic speed control
An electronic speed control (ESC) is a circuit that regulates the speed of an electric motor, most commonly in radio-controlled aircraft, cars, boats, and drones.
Electronic ticket
An electronic ticket, or e-ticket, is an airline ticket stored in the airline's database rather than printed on paper, with only an itinerary receipt as evidence.
Elevator (aeronautics)
The elevator is the hinged surface on an aircraft's horizontal stabilizer used to control pitch, one of the three primary flight controls since the Wright brothers' 1902 glider.
Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City State University (ECSU), founded 1891 in Elizabeth City, NC, is a public historically black university in the UNC System, known for North Carolina's only four-year Aviation Science degree program and NC Promise tuition.
Ellison Onizuka
Ellison Shoji Onizuka was an American NASA astronaut and Air Force flight test engineer, the first Asian American in space, who died in the 1986 Challenger disaster.
Elmira Corning Regional Airport
Elmira Corning Regional Airport (ELM/KELM), also called Elmira/Corning Regional, is a Chemung County-owned non-hub commercial airport in Horseheads, New York, with three runways, Delta and Allegiant service to five US destinations, and a 2019 record of 157,338 enplanements.
Elsie MacGill
Elsie MacGill, born Elizabeth Muriel Gregory MacGill and nicknamed the Queen of the Hurricanes, was a Canadian aeronautical engineer who oversaw Hawker Hurricane production during World War II.
Embraer
Embraer (Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica) is a Brazilian aerospace company founded in 1969 and headquartered in São José dos Campos, the world's leading maker of commercial jets with up to 150 seats.
Embraer C-390 Millennium
The Embraer C-390 Millennium is a Brazilian twin-engine jet military transport and refueling aircraft, first flown in 2015 and ordered by more than a dozen countries.
Embraer E-Jet E2 family
The Embraer E-Jet E2 family, also known as the Embraer E2, is a Brazilian series of narrow-body regional jets, the E175-E2, E190-E2, and E195-E2, seating 80 to 146 passengers, with entry into service in 2018.
Embraer E-Jet family
The Embraer E-Jet family, also known as the E-jets, is a series of twin-engine regional jets built by Brazil's Embraer, spanning the E170 through E195 and the re-engined E2 generation since 2004.
Embraer E175
The Embraer E175 is a Brazilian regional jet seating 70 to 90 passengers, first flown in 2003; it became the best-selling model of the E-Jet family.
Embraer E190-E2
The Embraer E190-E2 is a single-aisle jet built by Brazil's Embraer as the first E-Jet E2 variant, seating up to 114 and entering service with Norway's Widerøe in 2018.
Embraer E195-E2
The Embraer E195-E2 is the largest member of the E-Jet E2 family, a Brazilian single-aisle regional jet seating up to 146 passengers and entering service in 2019 with Azul.
Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante
The Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante, served as the C-95 by the Brazilian Air Force, is a Brazilian twin-turboprop regional airliner and the first aircraft produced by Embraer.
Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia
The Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, also known as the Embraer Brasilia, is a Brazilian twin-turboprop regional airliner seating 30 passengers, built from the mid-1980s through the 1990s.
Embraer EMB 312 Tucano
The Embraer EMB 312 Tucano, known in Brazil as the T-27 Tucano, is a Brazilian turboprop military trainer designed in 1978 and in service from 1983, exported widely.
Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano
The Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano, designated A-29, is a Brazilian turboprop light attack and advanced training aircraft first delivered to the Brazilian Air Force in 2003.
Embraer ERJ family
The Embraer ERJ family (Embraer Regional Jet) is a series of Brazilian regional jets seating 37 to 50 passengers, with the ERJ145 first flying in 1995.
Embraer Legacy 450/500
The Embraer Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 are twin-engine Brazilian midsize business jets, the first in their categories with full fly-by-wire controls, discontinued in 2020.
Embraer Legacy 600
The Embraer Legacy 600 is a large-cabin business jet Embraer built as the EMB-135BJ, a corporate conversion of its ERJ-135 regional airliner, entering service in 2002.
Embraer Lineage 1000
The Embraer Lineage 1000 is an ultra-large business jet built by Embraer as a corporate version of its EMBRAER 190 regional airliner, carrying up to 19 passengers in a five-zone cabin.
Embraer Phenom 100
The Embraer Phenom 100 (EMB-500) is a very light business jet built by Brazil's Embraer, certified in December 2008 and flown by a single pilot with three to four passengers.