NASA's Experimental Electric Plane: X57 Maxwell
Kailash talked about the X-57 Maxwell, an experimental electric-powered aircraft currently under development at NASA at the Civil Air patrol Squadron 80, SanJose. This is not just a standard airplane fitted with electric motors; it is essentially a testbed for a variety of new technologies being developed specifically for electric aircraft, including a total of 14 motors (12 specifically for takeoff and the two other, larger motors for cruise flight) mounted on the wing's leading edge rather than suspended underneath it, and fitted with propellers that can be folded during flight to reduce drag.