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NASA Invites Media to Administrator Flight in Electra Hybrid-Electric Aircraft

December 5, 2024

Tiernan P. Doyle

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will fly in aircraft manufacturer Electra’s EL2 Goldfinch experimental prototype aircraft on Sunday, Dec. 8. Members of the media are invited to speak with Nelson and Electra leaders just prior to the flight at 11:45 a.m. EST at Manassas Regional Airport in Manassas, Virginia. Electra designed the experimental aircraft with the…
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aeronautics, Aeronautics Research, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Green Aviation Tech, Tech Industry, Tech News

NASA Invites Media to Administrator Flight in Electra Hybrid-Electric Aircraft

December 5, 2024

Tiernan P. Doyle

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will fly in aircraft manufacturer Electra’s EL2 Goldfinch experimental prototype aircraft on Sunday, Dec. 8. Members of the media are invited to speak with Nelson and Electra leaders just prior to the flight at 11:45 a.m. EST at Manassas Regional Airport in Manassas, Virginia. Electra designed the experimental aircraft with the…
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Advanced Air Transport Technology, Advanced Air Vehicles Program, aeronautics, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Armstrong Flight Research Center, Flight Innovation, Green Aviation Tech, Sustainable Aviation, Tech Industry, Tech News

NASA Flips Efficient Wing Concept for Testing

December 4, 2024

Dede Dinius

Upside down can be right side up. That’s what NASA researchers determined for tests of an efficient wing concept that could be part of the agency’s answer to making future aircraft sustainable. Research from NASA’s Advanced Air Transport Technology project involving a 10-foot model could help NASA engineers validate the concept of the Transonic Truss-Braced…
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Advanced Air Vehicles Program, aeronautics, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Glenn Research Center, Green Aviation Tech, Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core, Tech Industry, Tech News

NASA, GE Aerospace Advancing Hybrid-Electric Airliners with HyTEC

September 17, 2024

John Gould

Hybrid-electric cars have been a staple of the road for many years now. Soon that same idea of a part-electric-, part-gas-powered engine may find its way into the skies propelling a future jet airliner. NASA is working in tandem with industry partner GE Aerospace on designing and building just such an engine, one that burns…
Read more: NASA, GE Aerospace Advancing Hybrid-Electric Airliners with HyTEC
aeronautics, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Electrified Powertrain Flight Demo, Glenn Research Center, Green Aviation Tech, Integrated Aviation Systems Program, Tech Industry, Tech News

Research Plane Dons New Colors for NASA Hybrid Electric Flight Tests

September 4, 2024

Anisha Engineer

Parked under the lights inside a hangar in Seattle, a hybrid electric research aircraft from electric motor manufacturer magniX showed off a new look symbolizing its journey toward helping NASA make sustainable aviation a reality. During a special unveiling ceremony hosted by magniX on Aug. 22, leaders from the company and NASA revealed the aircraft,…
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Advanced Air Vehicles Program, aeronautics, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Green Aviation Tech, Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing, Sustainable Flight National Partnership, Tech Industry, Tech News

NASA Composite Manufacturing Initiative Gains Two New Members

August 22, 2024

Jim Banke

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation and Fives Machining Systems Inc. have joined 20 other organizations to support NASA’s Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing (HiCAM) project. The project is addressing industry’s needs to meet growing demand for air travel, replace aging airliners, and secure U.S. competitiveness in the commercial aircraft industry. NASA and its partners are collaborating and…
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aeronautics, Armstrong Flight Research Center, Flight Innovation, Green Aviation Tech, NASA Aircraft, Sustainable Flight Demonstrator, Tech Industry, Tech News

Boneyard Airplane Sees New Life as a NASA X-66 Simulator

July 23, 2024

Dede Dinius

NASA’s X-66 aircraft, the centerpiece of its Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project, is taking the term “sustainable” to heart by reusing an old MD-90 cockpit as a base for its new X-66 simulator. When airplanes are retired, they often wind up in “boneyards” — storage fields where they spend years being picked over for parts by…
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aeronautics, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Electrified Powertrain Flight Demo, Glenn Research Center, Green Aviation Tech, Integrated Aviation Systems Program, Tech Industry, Tech News

NASA, MagniX Altitude Tests Lay Groundwork for Hybrid Electric Planes

June 18, 2024

Anisha Engineer

At a simulated 27,500 feet inside an altitude chamber at NASA’s Electric Aircraft Testbed (NEAT) facility, engineers at magniX recently demonstrated the capabilities of a battery-powered engine that could help turn hybrid electric flight into a reality. This milestone, completed in April 2024, marks the end of the first phase in a series of altitude…
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Advanced Air Vehicles Program, aeronautics, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Green Aviation Tech, Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core, Tech Industry, Tech News

NASA to Start Designing More Sustainable Jet Engine Core

May 18, 2024

John Gould

NASA, alongside industry, will soon begin designing a new jet engine concept for the next generation of ultra-efficient airliners — officially graduating to the project’s next phase. As part of NASA’s goal to make the aviation industry more sustainable, the agency is developing a small core for a hybrid-electric turbofan jet engine that could reduce fuel…
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aeronautics, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Glenn Research Center, Green Aviation Tech, Tech Industry, Tech News

NASA Uses Small Engine to Enhance Sustainable Jet Research

April 29, 2024

John Gould

Located inside a high-tech NASA laboratory in Cleveland is something you could almost miss at first glance: a small-scale, fully operational jet engine to test new technology that could make aviation more sustainable. The engine’s smaller size and modestly equipped test stand means researchers and engineers can try out newly designed engine components less expensively…
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NASA Invites Media to Administrator Flight in Electra Hybrid-Electric Aircraft

NASA Invites Media to Administrator Flight in Electra Hybrid-Electric Aircraft

NASA Flips Efficient Wing Concept for Testing

NASA, GE Aerospace Advancing Hybrid-Electric Airliners with HyTEC

Research Plane Dons New Colors for NASA Hybrid Electric Flight Tests

NASA Composite Manufacturing Initiative Gains Two New Members

Boneyard Airplane Sees New Life as a NASA X-66 Simulator

NASA, MagniX Altitude Tests Lay Groundwork for Hybrid Electric Planes

NASA to Start Designing More Sustainable Jet Engine Core

NASA Uses Small Engine to Enhance Sustainable Jet Research

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