Lange Aviation

Lange Aviation GmbH is a German company that manufactures gliders and develops electric power-plants for other aircraft.

The company builds and sells an electric self-launching glider, the Lange Antares 20E.

The company produced a flying test bed for fuel cell technology in collaboration with German Aerospace Center (DLR).

The company is developing the next experimental aircraft called the Antares H3, again with the German Aerospace Center (DLR).

The 40 hour endurance Lange Antares E2 surveillance aircraft was to be unveiled at AERO Friedrichshafen on April 18–21, 2018 before a first flight in June.

E2 has six 6.7 kW (9.0 hp) reformed methanol fuel cells, supplemented by 12 kWh (43 MJ) Li-ion batteries, powering six 15 kW (20 hp) electric motors and can maintain horizontal flight on two motors and three fuel cells.

It can carry 200 kg (440 lb) of payload in the fuselage bays and the outboard wing pods.