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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... a new type of wing. It is made of carbon fiber and is narrower than the original wing of 'Sceptor'. Integrated into the wing are 14 electrically driven propellers. Twelve of these are to be used during take-off and landing. At the end of each wing of the planned X-57 high-wing aircraft is a ...