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Heart Aerospace Advances Plans For ES-19 Electric Regional Airliner
The Sweden-based start-up has developed its own electric propulsion system for a 19-seat aircraft that will initially operate on routes of up to around 250 miles.
Heart Aerospace ES-19 electric regional airliner
Heart Aerospace's ES-19 19-seat electric regional airliner is expected to enter commercial service before the end of 2026. [Image: Heart Aerospace]

Heart Aerospace this week unveiled the electric propulsion system that will power the ES-19 regional airliner it claims will be ready to enter commercial service in the summer of 2026. The Swedish company, which is backed by EQT Ventures, also announced that it has secured €2.5 million ($2.9 million) in financial support from the European Innovation Council Green Deal Accelerator Program.

The 19-seat ES-19 features four propellers powered by electric motors. The preliminary design for the aluminum-fuselage, fixed-wing model shows winglets and a T-shaped tail and somewhat resembles a smaller version of the De Havilland Canada Dash 7.

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