X-57 Maxwell electric aircraft motor undergoing testing in a wind tunnel. The X-57 is an experimental electric plane being developed by NASA,using a conventional light aircraft body with distributed electric propulsion (DEP) wings,each carrying multiple electrically driven motor propellers powered by batteries. Each motor is furnished with a newly developed cooling skin or nacelle around the its electronics - the aluminium section seen behind the nose cone - to prevent overheating. The first flight ogf the X-57 is expected in 2020. | |
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