Electric powered airplane planned by NASA

Q.  US space agency has unveiled plans for an electric powered airplane designated as X-57 nicknamed ____________.
- Published on 20 Jun 16

a. Maxwell
b. Maxine
c. Maximum
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Maxwell
 
To achieve more efficient, quieter and environment friendly aircraft compared to a conventional one, the US space agency has unveiled for an electric powered airplane designated as X-57.
  • With 14 electric motors turning propellors and integrated into uniquely designed wings, NASA’s reaction will test the new propulsion technology using X-57 nicknamed Maxwell.
  • The name Maxwell is to honour James Clerk Maxwell, a 19th century Scottish physicist who did groundbreaking work in electromagnetism
  • NASA’s scalable convergent electric propulsion operations research project will build the X-57 by modification of recently obtained, Italian designed Tecnam P2006T twin engine light aircraft.

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