NASA’s First All-Electric Airplane Is Ready for Liftoff

NASA’s first all-electric plane is nosing closer to completion after embarking on its next stage of rigorous testing.

The aircraft, dubbed X-57 Maxwell after physicist James Clerk Maxwell, was first delivered to the space agency in October 2019 and recently began high-voltage functional ground testing at the Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif.

This marks a pivotal milestone for the project as it moves from the prototype phase towards first flight.

Source: NASA’s First All-Electric Airplane Is (Almost) Ready for Liftoff – Robb Report

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