It might look like it was designed by a six-year-old, with 18 motors crammed onto a too-thin wing, but the Hybrid-Electric Integrated Systems Testbed (HEIST) experimental wing demonstrator could be the future of electric aircraft. A key component of NASA'S Leading Edge Asynchronous Propeller Technology (LEAPTech) project, it is designed to test whether electric propulsion can allow for a tighter wing design leading to greater efficiency and safety... Continue Reading Could this 18-motor wing be the future of electric aircraft?
Section: Aircraft
Tags: Aircraft, Aviation, Electric, Electric Aircraft, Hybrid, NASA, Transport
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