CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Planes like the X-57, and the others to come, will help us maintain that role. NASA researchers working directly with the electric airplane also chose to name the aircraft “Maxwell” to honor James Clerk Maxwell, the 19th century Scottish physicist who did groundbreaking work in electromagnetism.

Detailed explanation-2: -A hybrid electric aircraft is an aircraft with a hybrid electric powertrain. As the energy density of lithium-ion batteries is much lower than aviation fuel, a hybrid electric powertrain may effectively increase flight range compared to pure electric aircraft.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ampaire’s Eco Caravan, the first hybrid-electric regional aircraft, made its maiden flight today, launching a new era of sustainable aviation.

Detailed explanation-4: -The X-57 Maxwell is the agency’s first all-electric experimental aircraft. The main goal of the project is to share X-57’s electric propulsion-based design with regulators in a bid to advance certification approaches for emerging electric aircraft.

Detailed explanation-5: -The NASA X-57 Maxwell is an experimental aircraft being developed by NASA, intended to demonstrate technology to reduce fuel use, emissions, and noise. The first flight of the X-57 is scheduled to take place in 2023.