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At @HeartAerospace, @AndersForslund1 built the company one material milestone at a time, using each one to earn the credibility and capital to build the next. “We really had no technology. I came to YC Demo Day with a little 3D-printed model.” “We went from having the LOIs to building the 400 kilowatt motor, which was the size of a small jet engine. That in turn attracted actual pre-orders, and then that attracted more capital.” Their first major airline customer came through the spam…
Y Combinator@ycombinatorSep 1
YC W19's @HeartAerospace just flew the largest electric airplane ever flown. Seven years ago, co-founder & CEO @AndersForslund1 came to YC with a 3D-printed model you could hold in your hand. Today, the aircraft has a 100-foot wingspan, weighs 25,000 pounds, and costs just $5 in electricity to get off the ground. YC’s @gustaf visited their pilot plant in LA to learn how they built it -- and what cheap electric flight could unlock for the future of regional air travel.
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