Heart Aerospace’s 25,000-pound X1 has completed a 27-minute battery-only flight in New York, the largest fully electric aircraft test reported so far. The flight carried no passengers, but it advances work on the company’s hybrid-electric ES-30, aimed at shorter regional routes by 2031, with range still a major barrier.
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Groesstes Elektroflugzeug absolviert 27-Minuten-Test

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Die X1 von Heart Aerospace, ein mehr als 25.000 Pfund schweres Flugzeug, ist in New York 27 Minuten allein mit Batteriestrom geflogen. Passagiere waren nicht an Bord. Der Test bringt die Entwicklung der hybrid-elektrischen ES-30 fuer kurze Regionalstrecken voran, doch die Reichweite bleibt eine zentrale Huerde.

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