Guest FoxNews.com Posted June 21, 2016 Posted June 21, 2016 http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/ea8fe587c265ceb1219f2582343004fc.jpgAn electric plane project is in the works at NASA, and the new aircraft is called the X-57. It’s an initiative the space agency hopes will demonstrate that electric-powered aviation can be environmentally friendly, quiet, and quick. Made out of a modified Italian-designed plane, the X-57 will have a skinny wing with a total of 14 battery-powered motors, and because it won’t run on gas, it won’t produce exhaust from burnt fossil fuels. NASA said that having multiple small engines means the X-57 will need less energy to cruise at a speed of 175 mph. And while traditional fuel-burning airplanes need to cruise slower than their maximum speed to be the most fuel-efficient, the space agency says that that isn’t the case with an electric-powered plane. (more…)http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/8777fa2baa3576afa9c9a498d8932af3._.gif Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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