NASA's all-electric X-57 project team installed two 400-pound lithium-ion battery packs in the cabin of the plane in 2022 at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in California. The X-57 project team repeatedly tested the batteries to ensure they can safely power the aircraft for an entire flight, and designed custom, lightweight cases to keep the batteries secure.
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NASA ID
AFRC2022-0131-04
Date Created
January 31, 2017
Center
AFRC
Media Type
image
Photographer
NASA/Lauren Hughes
Location
AFRC
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