Image from supercomputing simulation of NASA's X-57 electric aircraft in flight.

NASA’s All-Electric X-57 X-Plane: A Cleaner Way to Fly

Supercomputers help researchers study the aerodynamic effects of the unique propulsion system of NASA's first crewed X-plane in more than 20 years, the X-57 “Maxwell” electric experimental aircraft.

Image Credit: NASA Ames Research Center / J. Duensing

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