Heart Aerospace unveiled ES-30 electric aircraft, raised $10,000,000 and received an order for 30 aircraft for Air Canada

The Swedish company Heart Aerospace has reported successes in the field of electric aircraft. It unveiled an electric plane, attracted additional funding, and received its first major order.

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Heart Aerospace's new aircraft is called the ES-30. It can carry up to 30 passengers at a time for a distance of up to 200 km. The small range is due to the statute of batteries of limited capacity, but the company plans to solve this problem. In particular, the use of Honeywell and Rolls Royce hybrid generators will double the range, and reducing the number of passenger seats to 25 will increase the range to 800 km.

But in any case, the ES-30 will be used on short routes where the use of conventional aircraft looks reasonable from an economic point of view. In particular, the electric plane of Heart Aerospace will be able to carry passengers between settlements in the absence of normal transport connections for various reasons. For example, between neighboring islands.

The company intends to establish a test center in Sweden and set up production of the aircraft in two years. The first ES test flight is scheduled for 2026, with commercial flights scheduled for 2028. By 2025, the startup will more than triple its workforce, from the current 130 to nearly 500 people.

Saab and Air Canada have each invested $5 million in Heart Aerospace, and Canada's largest airline has ordered 30 ES-30 electric planes.

Source: electrek