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ES-30

aerialprototypeby Heart Aerospace

30-seat battery-electric regional airplane.

Track ES-30
Manufacturer
Heart Aerospace
Form factor
aerial
Maturity
prototype
Lifecycle
active
Website
heartaerospace.com ↗

The verified answer

As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies ES-30, a aerial by Heart Aerospace (prototype). 3 sources back the record.

Overview

30-seat battery-electric regional airplane. X1 demonstrator first flew August 12, 2026 at Plattsburgh International Airport — world's largest battery-electric aircraft to fly. Zero CO2 emissions on all-electric routes. Fundamentally lower-cost model for regional aviation.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
prototype(Demo-capable; limited or one-off public appearances.)
Sources on file
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No verified deployments on file. DEPLOY tracks independently-sourced deployment evidence separately from manufacturer capability claims.

Key facts

Capacity

30 seats

Milestone

X1 demonstrator first flight Aug 12, 2026

Emissions

Zero CO2 on all-electric routes

ES-30 news prints 32-meter X1 wingspan

Heart Aerospace's September 12 2024 release prints that the Heart X1 demonstrator for the ES-30 has a 32-meter wingspan and was built almost entirely in-house in Gothenburg. The stored 30-seat sentence is not this wingspan cell (Heart ES-30 demonstrator).

ES-30 news prints 200 km electric and 400 km hybrid range

The same release prints an electric zero-emission range of 200 kilometres and an extended hybrid range of 400 kilometres for the 30-passenger ES-30, and a $4.1 million FAA FAST grant to develop the hybrid-electric propulsion management system. Those cells are not the stored zero-CO2 sentence (Heart ES-30 demonstrator).

Specs

Capacity

30 seats

Emissions

Zero CO2 on all-electric routes

Propulsion

Battery-electric

First flight (X1 demo)

August 12, 2026, Plattsburgh International Airport

Data & sources

Web sources

3

3 sources backing this record.View all →

Pricing

No verified price is on record for ES-30. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

How DEPLOY tracks pricing

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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Safety record

No incidents on record for ES-30.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (3)

  1. https://heartaerospace.com/
  2. https://vertus.aero/heart-aerospace-completes-first-flight-of-the-world-s-largest-battery-electric-aircraft
  3. https://www.heartaerospace.com/newsroom/heart-aerospace-unveils-first-full-scale-demonstrator-for-30-seat-hybrid-electric-airplane

Common questions

What is ES-30?
30-seat battery-electric regional airplane. X1 demonstrator first flew August 12, 2026 at Plattsburgh International Airport — world's largest battery-electric aircraft to fly. Zero CO2 emissions on all-electric routes. Fundamentally lower-cost model for regional aviation.
How much does ES-30 cost?
ES-30's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for ES-30 from Heart Aerospace. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is ES-30 actually deployed in the real world?
ES-30 is at the prototype stage: it exists, but DEPLOY has no verified real-world deployment on record. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Who makes ES-30?
ES-30 is made by Heart Aerospace, based in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Can you buy ES-30?
ES-30 is at prototype stage and is not yet available for sale.
What are alternatives to ES-30?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable aerial robots to ES-30 include Wing Delivery Aircraft, Skydio X10, Zipline Platform 2 (P2), Prime Air MK30.
How does ES-30 compare to Wing Delivery Aircraft?
ES-30 and Wing Delivery Aircraft (Wing · 35 deployments) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. ES-30 has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is ES-30 a top aerial?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, ES-30 ranks in roughly the top 76% of aerial models tracked by the registry.
What is ES-30's maturity stage?
ES-30 is at the prototype stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Prototype stage means demonstrations exist but commercial readiness is not yet established.
Where is ES-30 deployed?
No verified deployments of ES-30 are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is ES-30 safe?
ES-30 has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-04

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-04

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: prototype

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

3
unclassified
Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for ES-30.

Recent coverage

ES-30 in third-party press

Heart Aerospace Unveils 36-Seat ES-36 Hybrid-Electric Regional Aircraft

Sep 24, 2026

Heart Aerospace unveils larger ES-36 to replace ES-30

Sep 24, 2026

Heart Aerospace’s X1 demonstrator electric aircraft makes first flight

Aug 14, 2026