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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Team members with test truck
© Nasa, Tom Tschida

... travels at speeds of up to 120 km/h. The Nasa team collects data on lift, drag, pitching and rolling moment of the wing.

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