Icelandair-Backed Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Moves Into Flight Testing

The experimental version of Heart Aerospace’s ES-30 hybrid-electric aircraft has been cleared for flight testing by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), marking a significant step towards commercial electric aviation. The airworthiness certificate allows the company’s X1 prototype to begin test flights. Once airborne, it is expected to become the world’s largest electric aircraft to [...]… The post Icelandair-Backed Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Moves Into Flight Testing appeared first on...

By Irina Shtreis