Heart Aerospace ha completato con successo a New York il primo test in volo del dimostratore tecnologico X1, velivolo completamente elettrico da 11 tonnellate progettato per aprire la strada al trasporto regionale ibrido

Heart Aerospace flew the world's largest electric aircraft on about $5 of electricity, as jet fuel prices climbed 63% in a year.

The U.S.-made Heart X1 climbed to 1,100 feet, and its all-electric propulsion system delivered over 1 MW of power.