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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Le plus grand avion électrique réussit un vol de 27 minutes

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Le X1 de Heart Aerospace, un appareil de plus de 25 000 livres, a volé 27 minutes sur batterie seule dans l’État de New York. Sans passagers à bord, l’essai fait progresser le développement de l’ES-30 hybride-électrique, destiné à de courtes liaisons régionales d’ici 2031, malgré des limites d’autonomie.

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