Heart Aerospace's ES-30 uses a turbogenerator hybrid architecture to solve the battery energy density problem blocking electric regional aviation.
VectorZeroAvia's hydrogen-electric Dornier 228 test flights demonstrate why energy density physics makes batteries alone insufficient for zero-emission regional aviation.
VectorZeroAvia flew the world's largest hydrogen-electric aircraft in January 2023, exposing why batteries alone cannot decarbonize regional aviation - and what can.
VectorThe Pipistrel Velis Electro became the world's first fully type-certificated electric aircraft in June 2020, and European flight schools are training real students in it today.
VectorZeroAvia has already flown a 19-seat commercial aircraft on hydrogen fuel cell power, making it the most advanced zero-emission propulsion program in regional aviation today.
VectorZeroAvia is building hydrogen fuel cell powertrains for regional turboprops, with real flight tests completed and commercial service projected between 2033 and 2040.
VectorZeroAvia flew a 19-seat Dornier 228 on a hydrogen-electric powertrain in January 2023, marking a credible step toward zero-emission regional aviation.
VectorNASA and Boeing's X-66A Sustainable Flight Demonstrator tests a radical wing geometry that could cut single-aisle fuel burn by up to 30% by the 2040s.
VectorHeart Aerospace scrapped its all-electric ES-19 for the hybrid ES-30, a candid admission that battery technology isn't ready for regional commercial aviation.
VectorNASA and Boeing's $850M X-66A demonstrator will test a truss-braced high-aspect-ratio wing targeting 30% better fuel efficiency than today's narrow-body jets.
VectorCFM International's RISE open fan engine targets 20%+ fuel savings over the LEAP by eliminating the nacelle - with service entry projected for the mid-2030s.
VectorNASA and Boeing's X-66A demonstrator targets a 30% fuel burn reduction using a high-aspect-ratio truss-braced wing that could reshape commercial jets after 2035.
VectorZeroAvia flew a hydrogen-electric powertrain in a 19-seat regional turboprop in January 2023 and is targeting commercial certification by 2027.
VectorZeroAvia's hydrogen fuel cell powertrain delivers 10–20x more energy per kilogram than batteries, making it the most credible path to zero-emission regional aviation.
VectorCFM International's RISE program is developing an open fan engine targeting over 20% better fuel efficiency than the LEAP, with target service entry in the mid-2030s.
VectorThe Pipistrel Velis Electro became the world's first fully electric aircraft to receive a production type certificate, issued by EASA on June 9, 2020.
VectorZeroAvia has flown a hydrogen fuel cell-powered Dornier 228, targeting the 9-19 seat regional market as a credible zero-emission alternative to turboprops.
VectorThe Eviation Alice completed its first flight in September 2022, but battery physics and a long certification road separate that milestone from commercial airline service.
VectorZeroAvia has flown a 19-seat Dornier 228 on hydrogen fuel cell power, making the strongest case yet that regional aviation can decarbonize beyond what batteries allow.
VectorZeroAvia's hydrogen fuel cell Dornier 228 has already flown, targeting a regional turboprop market that battery-electric aircraft physically cannot serve.
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