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http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/36573999
... PR from the horses mouth (NASA) June 17:
http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-electric-research-plane-gets-x-number-new-name
(Plane nicknamed “Maxwell”. hehe)
" long, skinny wing embedded with 14 electric motors – 12 on the leading edge for take offs and landings, and one larger motor on each wing tip for use while at cruise altitude."
Other fun NASA work:
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/programs_projects/electric_propulsion/index.html
... PR from the horses mouth (NASA) June 17:
http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-electric-research-plane-gets-x-number-new-name
(Plane nicknamed “Maxwell”. hehe)
" long, skinny wing embedded with 14 electric motors – 12 on the leading edge for take offs and landings, and one larger motor on each wing tip for use while at cruise altitude."
Other fun NASA work:
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/programs_projects/electric_propulsion/index.html