NASA's Experimental Electric Airplane designated X-57, nicknamed Maxwell
June 20, 2016 | Written by J.D. Harrington NASA Headquarters Washington, D.C. – 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 now designated the X-57 and nicknamed “Maxwell.” NASA Administrator Charles Bolden highlighted the agency’s first X-plane designation in a decade during his keynote speech Friday in Washington at the American Institute of Aeronautics and ..>> view originalPaul Allen's space company nears debut of world's biggest plane
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