Feb 14, 2024 · NASA’s X-57 Maxwell all electric aircraft has power! With the successful installation of two 400-pound lithium-ion battery packs in the cabin of the plane. The X-57 project is the agency’s first all-experimental electric aircraft, and an early part of NASA’s work to develop sustainable aviation solutions.

Sep 13, 2018 · NASA’s X-57 “Maxwell” is the agency’s first all-electric experimental aircraft, or X-plane, and is NASA’s first crewed X-plane in two decades. The primary goal of the X-57 project is to share the aircraft’s electric-propulsion-focused design and airworthiness process with regulators, which will advance certification approaches for ...

Sep 2, 2021 · The X-57 is an experimental aircraft designed to demonstrate radically improved aircraft efficiency with a 3.5 times aero-propulsive efficiency gain at a “high-speed cruise” flight condition for comparable general aviation aircraft. These gains are enabled by integrating the design of a new, optimized wing and a new electric propulsion system.

Jun 23, 2023 · NASA’s all-electric X-57 Maxwell continues to undergo high-voltage ground testing with successful spinning of the propellers under electric power at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California.

What is the X-57? A small, experimental airplane powered by electricity! All-electric technology will make flying cleaner, quieter, and more sustainable.

Sep 13, 2024 · NASA’s X-57 Maxwell was an all-electric experimental aircraft designed to demonstrate multiple cutting-edge technologies. The goal of the X-57 was to demonstrate that an all-electric airplane can be more efficient, quieter, and more environmentally friendly than airplanes powered by traditional gas piston-engines.

Oct 19, 2022 · NASA’s X-57 Maxwell all electric aircraft has power! With the successful installation of two 400-pound lithium-ion battery packs in the cabin of the plane. The X-57 project is the agency’s first all-experimental electric aircraft, and an early part of NASA’s work to develop sustainable aviation solutions.

Jun 17, 2016 · This concept image illustrates NASA's X-57 plane in flight. With 14 electric motors turning propellers and all of them integrated into a uniquely-designed wing, NASA will test new propulsion technology using an experimental airplane …

X-57 Subproject Need Advance the Nation's ability to design, test, and determine airworthiness of distributed electric and aero -propulsive coupling technologies, which are a critical enabler of emerging, advanced air mobility markets. The value of X-57 lies in advancing the Nation’s ability to design, test, and

What is the X-57? A small, experimental airplane powered by electricity! All-electric technology will make flying cleaner, quieter, and more sustainable. X-plane Past. X-planes are experimental U.S. airplanes and rockets that test new technologies and aerodynamic concepts.