Heart Aerospace's X1 battery-powered electric demonstrator, with a wingspan of approximately 106 feet and a take-off weight of over 25,000 pounds, made its first flight on August 12 in Plattsburgh, New York. The company also develops the ES-30, a 30-passenger hybrid-electric regional aircraft that seeks to combine batteries, electric motors and a generator to operate short routes with lower costs and emissions.
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Heart Aerospace's X1 battery-powered electric demonstrator, with a wingspan of approximately 106 feet and a take-off weight of over 25,000 pounds, made its first flight on August 12 in Plattsburgh, New York. The company also develops the ES-30, a 30-passenger hybrid-electric regional aircraft that seeks to combine batteries, electric motors and a generator to operate short routes with lower costs and emissions.