{
  "id": 1416514,
  "title": "World’s largest battery-electric aircraft completes historic 27-minute test flight powered by $5 electricity in New York: What's next",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/worlds-largest-battery-electric-aircraft-completes-historic-27-minute",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T02:48:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/worlds-largest-battery-electric-aircraft-completes-historic-27-minute-test-flight-with-5-electricity-in-new-york-1.500643093"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The world's largest battery-electric aircraft weighing 11 tonnes has flown — and its 27-minute test flight used only about $5 worth of electricity. Sweden-founded, US-based Heart Aerospace flew its full-scale X1 demonstrator for the first time on Aug. 12, 2026, from Plattsburgh International Airport in New York. The aircraft flew for 27 minutes, reached 335 metres (1,100 feet) and used an…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}