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The test consumed about $5 in electricity and reached 1,100 feet, as Heart Aerospace uses the demonstrator to advance its ES-30 program.
- On Wednesday, the world's largest battery-powered jet completed a 27-minute maiden flight from Plattsburgh International Airport in New York, reaching an altitude of 1,100 feet.
- Originally founded in Gothenburg, Sweden, Heart Aerospace relocated operations to Los Angeles in April 2025 to accelerate development and certification of its hybrid-electric aircraft.
- The 25,000-pound demonstrator boasts a 106-foot wingspan and travels roughly 125 miles on battery power alone; a combustion-engine range extender increases potential range to around 500 miles.
- Heart estimates the ES-30 production model could operate up to 40 percent cheaper than comparable conventional regional planes, with the test flight consuming only around $5 of electricity.
- CEO Anders Forslund stated the flight demonstrated electric flight at commercial scale, while industry heavyweights United Airlines, Air Canada, and JSX have already signaled interest in the technology.
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Heart Aerospace's 11-ton X1 demonstrator took off for the first time for 27 minutes. Physical limits, however, slow the technology down.
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World’s largest battery-electric plane cost just £3.70 to power during 27 minute test
The world’s largest battery-electric plane successfully completed a test flight powered by just £3.70 worth of electricity. On Wednesday (12 August), Sweden-founded, US-based company Heart Aerospace flew its 30-seat plane, called the X1, from Plattsburgh International Airport in New York. The 25,000 lbs plane with a wingspan of 10ft flew for 27 minutes on battery power alone, reaching an altitude of 1,100 feet. No passengers were onboard, just o…
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