Heart Aerospace, the Swedish hybrid-electric airplane maker, has been selected for a $4.1 million grant under the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Fuelling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition (FAST) program for the development of a management system for its innovative hybrid propulsion system.
The work related to the grant will be carried out in the U.S. and build on Heart’s growing footprint in the United States centred around its recently opened R&D hub in Los Angeles.
The funding will be used to drive the development of a first of its kind control system called the Hybrid Propulsion Automated Control System (HPACS). This unique technology will provide an aircraft-level power management system that will automate the hybrid power sources to ensure safe operations and minimize fuel burn, emissions, and noise while also being transparent to the crew.
Heart is developing the ES-30, a hybrid electric regional aircraft, which is not only environmentally friendly but also cost-effective, making regional air travel more accessible and allowing airlines to reopen lost U.S. regional air routes.
The FAST Grant Program is made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and is aimed at accelerating the development and adoption of sustainable aviation technologies in the U.S.
Overall, the FAA’s FAST Grant scheme has allocated $244.5 million in grants to SAF projects and $46.5 million in grants to new aviation technologies. This Federal boost is a vital first step in ensuring that both technology and SAF are scaled in the U.S., and we hope this signals a growing recognition of technology as a decarbonisation driver.
More information on the FAA FAST Grant program and the Heart Aerospace Award can be found here.
About Heart Aerospace
At Heart Aerospace we work at the cutting edge of technology while contributing towards a sustainable future. Heart’s mission is to create the world’s greenest, most affordable, and most accessible form of transport. This mission is grounded in the outlook that electric air travel will become the new normal for regional flights and can be transformational in addressing the industry’s key sustainability challenges. www.heartaerospace.com
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