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Heart ES-30
Heart Aerospace is a Swedish startup company developing electric aircraft. The company is developing the ES-30, a hybrid-electric, 30-passenger regional airliner. The ES-30 is planned to have a 430 nautical mile (800 kilometer) range. Heart plans to have a proof-of-concept aircraft in 2024 and start flight tests in 2026. The Garmin G3000 avionics suite will be installed with custom functions related to managing the aircraft's electronic systems. History In March 2021, Heart signed a letter of intent with Finnair which would allow the airline to purchase up to 20 ES-19 aircraft. In July 2021, United Airlines announced their intention to purchase up to 200 ES-19 aircraft to be operated on United Express routes by Mesa Airlines. In September 2020, Sounds Air of New Zealand signed a letter of intent to purchase ES-19 aircraft. In September 2022, Air Canada acquired a equity stake in Heart as part of a purchase agreement for 30 ES-30 aircraft (under development at time of signing), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electric Aircraft
An electric aircraft is an aircraft powered by electricity. Electric aircraft are seen as a way to reduce the environmental effects of aviation, providing zero emissions and quieter flights. Electricity may be supplied by a variety of methods, the most common being batteries. Most have electric motors driving propellers or turbines. Crewed flights in an electrically powered airship go back to the 19th century, and to 1917 for a tethered helicopter. Electrically powered model aircraft have been flown at least since the 1970s, preceding the small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) or drones used today. Small UAS could be used for parcel deliveries, and larger ones for long-endurance applications: aerial imagery, surveillance, telecommunications. The first crewed free flight by an electrically powered aeroplane, the MB-E1, was made in 1973, and most crewed electric aircraft today are still only experimental prototypes. Between 2015 and 2016, Solar Impulse 2 completed a circ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
