Experimental Electric Wing: Lower-Carbon Airplane Research
The next big thing in low-carbon aircraft isn’t really an aircraft at all. It’s a wing, mounted to the back of a Peterbilt truck. NASA is using this rig to test a concept that involves replacing today’s large and thirsty jet engines with an array of electric motors. DON’T MISS: Cars Vs. Planes: Which Emits More Carbon? (Which Sins Worse?) (Dec… …read more