Companies involved in aircraft production are looking for ways to reduce harmful emissions in aviation.
Many producers and various development laboratories work on reducing the burden on the environment. Recently, the Swedish company Heart Aerospace brought some exciting news. The focus is on strengthening regional air transport, with the ES-30 hybrid aircraft expected to be completed by 2028. However, extensive testing and further development will occur before that.
Basic Parameters
The thirty-seater aircraft has a projected range of 200 km in purely electric mode, and with the current development of batteries in hybrid systems, the operational range reaches 400 km. Heart Aerospace states that the expected range may increase significantly in the combined mode and smaller aircraft occupancy. Each person is allowed to bring 25 kg of baggage as part of their luggage allowance. Among the technical parameters, the runway length is easy to maintain, 1100 m at the maximum use of the tractive force. The charging time of the BAE-Systems batteries is 30 minutes.
Hopeful Perspectives
An electric aircraft with rechargeable batteries is supposed to solve regional aviation’s climate and cost problems. Small airports will also benefit from lower noise, and the total direct operating cost of travel will be much lower than conventional aircraft. In the mid-1930s, the electric range should be increased to 300 km and the hybrid mode to 500 km due to the expected further development of batteries with the full occupancy of the ES-30 aircraft. At the end of the 1930s, the situation should be even more favorable – the electric range of 400 km and the hybrid 600 km. Well, time will tell…
Text: Peter Stano, photo: Heart Aerospace, Patrik Olsson
