Heart Wins FAA CLEEN IV Support For Hybrid Turbogenerator Development

Heart ES-36 regional aircraft rendering

Heart has redesigned its electric regional aircraft around a turbogenerator-based series-hybrid powertrain.

Credit: Heart Aerospace
Startup Heart Aerospace has received $2.9 million in funding from the FAA to help support development of the turbogenerator at the core of its planned 36-passenger hybrid-electric regional aircraft, the ES-36. The funding has been awarded under Phase IV of the FAA’s Continuous Lower Energy...
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