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Graham Warwick
October 13, 2026
Heart has redesigned its electric regional aircraft around a turbogenerator-based series-hybrid powertrain. Credit: Heart Aerospace
FAA Backs Heart’s Turbogenerator Development Startup Heart Aerospace has received $2.9 million in funding from the FAA to support development of the turbogenerator at the core of its planned 36-passenger hybrid-electric regional aircraft, the ES-36. The funding was awarded under Phase IV of the FAA…
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