Heart Aerospace Just Flew The Aviation Transition Investors Should Be Putting Billions Into

CleanTechnica
By Michael BarnardAug 22, 2026, 2:32 am111 ptsTrending
Heart Aerospace’s X1 demonstrator flew for 27 minutes on August 12 from Plattsburgh International Airport, powered entirely by batteries. The aircraft has a 106-foot wingspan, weighed more than 25,000 pounds at takeoff and drew more than a megawatt at peak. Heart calls it the largest battery-electric aircraft…

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