Aircraft
Heart Rolls Out Technology Demonstrator for Hybrid-electric Airliner
Full-scale demonstrator is now in ground trials and is expected to fly in the second quarter of 2025
Heart Aerospace X1 technology demonstrator
The Heart X1 technology demonstrator will be used to complete development of the 30-seat ES-30 hybrid-electric regional airliner. © Heart Aerospace

Heart Aerospace this week unveiled its first full-scale demonstrator for its 30-passenger ES-30 hybrid-electric regional airliner. During a “hangar day” event at its Gothenburg headquarters on September 12, the Swedish company said it will use the Heart X1 experimental aircraft to complete the development of the ES-30 and aims to start flight testing in the second quarter of 2025.

Over the next few months, Heart’s engineering team will test critical systems by running hardware both on and off the airplane. Funding to produce the aircraft, which has a 105-foot wingspan, has been provided by Sweden’s Vinnova innovation agency.

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