Podcast: NASA’s All-Electric X-Plane

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • NASA engineer Mark Moore's team is developing an electrically powered aircraft based on a modified Tecnam P2006T, utilizing an array of small propellers driven by electric batteries.
  • This project aims to fundamentally change the design rules for future general aviation aircraft.
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A team headed by NASA engineer Mark Moore plans to fly a modified Tecnam P2006T driven by an array of small propellers powered by electric batteries. Moore explains to AVweb’s Mary Grady how this project could completely upend the design rules for GA aircraft of the future.

Duration: 5:34

File Size: 6.4 MB download here

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