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World's Largest Electric Plane Flies for $5: Heart Aerospace's X1 Demonstrator Takes Flight

2026-08-19 0 Dailymotion

✈️⚡ The world’s largest all-electric aircraft has taken to the skies—and the entire test flight used just $5 worth of electricity.

U.S. company Heart Aerospace successfully flew its full-scale X1 demonstrator for the first time. The 27-minute test flight reached an altitude of 335 meters, with the electricity consumed costing approximately $5.

The X1 is designed to validate technologies for Heart Aerospace’s future 30-seat hybrid-electric aircraft, marking another step toward more efficient regional aviation.

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