Heart Aerospace - X1 First Flight - World’s Largest Electric Aircraft - Electric Airliner

On August 12, 2026, Heart Aerospace’s X1 demonstrator aircraft completed its first flight at Plattsburgh International Airport in upstate New York, becoming the largest battery-electric aircraft ever flown. With a 106-foot wingspan and takeoff weight over 25,000 pounds, X1 completed a 27-minute piloted mission comprising taxi, takeoff, climb, maneuvering and landing, of which 8 minutes were airborne. Powered entirely by batteries, X1 used approximately $5 worth of electricity during the flight, highlighting electric aviation’s potential to deliver structurally lower commercial aircraft operating costs. The flight demonstrated electric aviation at the scale of a commercial airliner, marking a major step toward bringing electric aircraft into everyday airline service. The milestone advances the development of Heart’s ES-30, a 30-seat hybrid-electric regional airliner targeted to enter commercial service in 2031. Learn more: https://heartaerospace.com/x1 https://www.heartaerospace.com   / heart-aerospace     / heartaerospace   https://www.x.com/heartaerospace   / heartaerospace