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Heart ES-30
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2026
20 August X1 weighs more than 25,000lb.

Heart’s X1 becomes largest battery-powered aircraft flown

The 106ft-span demonstrator flew for 27 minutes at Plattsburgh International Airport, reaching 1,100ft AGL under an FAA Special Airworthiness Certificate.

2025
30 April

ReleaseHeart Aerospace relocates corporate headquarters to Los Angeles, California

2024
26 November

ReleaseHeart Aerospace to conduct first fully electric experimental flight in Plattsburgh, NY

19 September Heart Aerospace’s first full-scale demonstrator aircraft named Heart Experimental 1 (Heart X1). It will serve as a platform for rigorous testing and development of Heart's ES-30 aircraft and is scheduled to undertake a fully electric first flight in the second quarter of 2025.

Heart reveals innovative hybrid-electric demonstrator

Most aircraft designs locate the nacelle under the wing, but Heart’s are centred on the wing and designed for a vortex generation at a high angle of attack, reducing deterioration in wing performance.

22 May The ES-30 regional hybrid-electric aircraft has a fully electric zero-emission range of 200km and an extended hybrid range of 400km.

Opening of US R&D hub signals next development phase for Heart hybrid

CTO Benjamin Stabler will lead the hub, which will focus on the advancement of Heart's hybrid-electric propulsion system and other key technologies.

1 February

ReleaseHeart Aerospace raises $107 million in hybrid-electric funding

2023
13 September

Heart brings Honeywell flight controls onboard

Honeywell's next-generation compact fly-by-wire system is in an advanced stage of development on multiple aircraft, and is adaptable to the ES-30, allowing Heart to bring it to market quickly and cost-effectively.

26 July

ReleaseCrane and Heart Aerospace to collaborate on Electrical Power Distribution System for ES-30

6 April Lightweight and groundbreaking battery for commercial electric aircraft will enable efficient regional air travel.

Heart calls on BAE for regional aircraft battery development

The battery will be the first-of-its-kind to be integrated into an electric conventional takeoff and landing (eCTOL) regional aircraft, allowing it to efficiently operate with zero emissions and low noise.

2022
21 September The ES-30 could fly by 2026.

Heart's electric ambitions set to land in Gothenburg

A first phase in the establishment of Heart's Northern Runway is scheduled to be finalised by mid-2024, with test flights scheduled to start in 2026. Heart Aerospace expects to deliver its first ES-30 aircraft in 2028.