The e-Genius is a crewed electric airplane developed by the Institute of Aircraft Design at the University of Stuttgart,[1] which first flew in May 2011.

The e-Genius follows a line of airplanes with alternative propulsion systems, which have been developed at the Institute of Aircraft Design under the leadership of Professor Rudolf Voit-Nitschmann: the solar-motor glider Icaré II (1996) and the predecessor of the e-Genius, the motor glider with a fuel cell propulsion system – Hydrogenius (2006).

Most of the airplane was built by a team of students between October 2010 and May 2011 in the workshop of the Institute of Aircraft Design of the University of Stuttgart.

[5] On 15 June e-Genius made a flight over 340 km (211 miles) and an average speed of more than 160 km/h (100 mph), which was claimed to be the longest distance ever flown with an electric aircraft by that time.

[9] The e-Genius is a two seated high wing configuration aircraft completely manufactured of fibre composites and equipped with a retractable landing gear.