Heart Aerospace Unveils Full-Scale Demonstrator

The 30-seat test aircraft marks a 'major milestone' in the ES-30 development, the Swedish hybrid-electric aircraft manufacturer said.

Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 01:20 PM ET

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Heart Aerospace’s first full-scale demonstrator airplane, the Heart Experimental 1 (Heart X1). [Courtesy: Heart Aerospace]

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Heart Aerospace unveiled Heart X1, a 30-seat hybrid-electric demonstrator aircraft, marking a major milestone in the development of its ES-30 regional airplane.
The Heart X1 will serve as a full-scale testing platform, initially for ground operations, with its first fully electric flight planned for the second quarter of next year.
The company asserts the aircraft will produce fewer emissions and noise, and be cheaper to operate compared to conventional regional aircraft, contributing to aviation decarbonization.
This development follows Heart Aerospace securing $107 million in funding and a $4.1 million FAA grant for the ES-30's development and certification.

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Swedish hybrid-electric aircraft manufacturer Heart Aerospace unveiled Wednesday a 30-seat demonstrator dubbed Heart Experimental 1, or Heart X1.

The aircraft—the company’s first full-scale demonstrator of its ES-30 aircraft under development—will serve as a testing platform and marks a “major milestone” for development of the regional airplane set to make its fully electric first flight in the second quarter of next year, the company said.