Electric aircraft, also known as e-aircraft, are aircraft powered by electric motors instead of conventional fossil fuels. These aircraft have received increasing attention in recent years due to concerns about the environmental impact of aviation and the need to reduce carbon emissions. In this article we will look at developments in electric aircraft in recent years.
NASA is working hard to develop a quiet supersonic jet and an electric aircraft as part of the X-plane series. NASA’s X-57 Maxwell and X-59 QueSST aircraft are getting closer to their first test flights after completing ground tests.
Boeing is investing USD 450 million to help develop fully electric air taxis capable of unmanned flight and vertical take-off and landing. According to a statement from California-based Wisk Aero, the company is developing so-called sixth-generation eVTOL (electrically powered vertical take-off and landing) passenger aircraft, which would be able to fly unmanned and therefore autonomously.
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