Piloted, Electric Propulsion-Powered Experimental Aircraft Underway [feedly]

Piloted, Electric Propulsion-Powered Experimental Aircraft Underway
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Palmdale CA (SPX) Feb 09, 2016
NASA is researching ideas that could lead to developing an electric propulsion-powered aircraft that would be quieter, more efficient and environmentally friendly than today's commuter aircraft. The proposed piloted experimental airplane is called Sceptor, short for the Scalable Convergent Electric Propulsion Technology and Operations Research. The concept involves removing the wing from a