NASA unveils its first electric airplane to combat global warming

NASA unveils its first electric airplane to combat global warming November 9 21:21

While the aviation industry is working to reduce carbon dioxide emissions as part of global warming countermeasures, the first electric airplane developed by the NASA = American Aeronautics and Space Administration has been released.

NASA has been developing aircraft that can only run on electricity since 2015, and released the small propeller "X-57" in Western California on the 8th.

The “X-57” is based on an existing small four-seater aircraft, and seven propellers that are driven by electric motors are attached to the left and right wings, 14 in total.

All propellers move during takeoff and landing, and only a pair of large propellers at both ends of the wing move in the sky. All power is supplied by a small lithium-ion battery developed by NASA.

Aircraft travel is expected to continue to increase demand, but ICAO = International Civil Aviation Organization will continue to reduce CO2 emissions from international aircraft to 2020 levels in order to promote global warming countermeasures. We are going to regulate so as not to exceed.

Under these circumstances, aircraft manufacturers are focusing on developing electric powered aircraft instead of fossil fuels, and NASA wants to realize the “X-57” flight in the second half of next year.