HEART AEROSPACE COMPLETES FIRST FLIGHT OF WORLD'S LARGEST ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT

• Heart X1 becomes the largest battery-electric aircraft ever flown, with a 106-foot wingspan and takeoff weight exceeding 25,000 pounds.
• Piloted first flight used approximately $5 worth of electricity, highlighting electric aviation's potential to deliver structurally lower commercial aircraft operating costs.
• Flight demonstrates electric aviation at the scale of a commercial airliner, marking a major step toward bringing electric aircraft into everyday airline service.
• Milestone advances development of Heart's ES-30, a 30-seat hybrid-electric regional airliner targeted for 2031 entry into service, with commitments from United Airlines, Air Canada, and JSX.

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. and LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13, 2026 — Heart Aerospace today announced the successful first flight of the company's X1 demonstrator aircraft. Spanning 106 feet, measuring 76 feet nose to tail, and weighing more than 25,000 pounds at takeoff, X1 is the largest battery-electric aircraft ever flown.

Heart Aerospace’s X1 demonstrator aircraft flies toward the rising sun above upstate New York’s Champlain Valley during its first flight. (Photo: Heart Aerospace)

Heart Aerospace’s X1 demonstrator aircraft touches down at Plattsburgh International Airport in New York at the conclusion of its first flight. (Photo: Heart Aerospace)

Heart Aerospace’s X1 demonstrator aircraft flies above Plattsburgh, New York, at sunrise during its first flight. (Photo: Heart Aerospace)