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Nasa electric aircraft X-5714 Propellers instead of two

As part of the 'X-Plane for Experimental Aircraft' program, researchers at the US space agency NASA are working on an aircraft that does without combustion engines and is powered purely by electricity: with a multi-propeller system integrated into the wing.

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The Tecnam P2006T as a model for the X-57 electric aircraft
© Nasa, Carla Thomas

... four-seater aircraft of the Italian manufacturer Tecnam, type P2006T, called 'Sceptor' (pictured). The researchers want to replace the two combustion engines of this light aircraft with ...

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