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X-57 Maxwell – Electric Propulsion Airplane

Artist's rendering of X-57 Maxwell all-electric airplane.
NASA engineers say the X-57 Maxwell all-electric airplane, as shown in this artist’s rendering, is expected to validate research that electric propulsion technologies can achieve a five-time reduction in energy use, eliminate carbon emissions and considerably reduce community noise.

NASA engineers say the X-57 Maxwell all-electric airplane, as shown in this artist’s rendering, is expected to validate research that electric propulsion technologies can achieve a five-time reduction in energy use, eliminate carbon emissions, and considerably reduce community noise. Read more.

June 2016
NASA Graphic / NASA Langley/Advanced Concepts Lab, AMA, Inc.