NASA's X-57 Electric Plane Will Never Fly
NASA’s X-57 Electric Plane Will Never Fly NASA is set to complete work on its X-57 Electric Aircraft in a few months, but the plane is unlikely to ever take to the skies. The project is set to wrap in September 2023, but NASA claims that the finalization of “flight operations” won’t include X-57’s first flight. The X-57 is a propeller plane powered by a series of lithium-ion batteries. Silicon carbide transistors are used to deliver power with 98% efficiency, which is useful for periods that require intense bursts of energy luke takeoff....