Hybrid and Electric Airplanes Are NASA's Next Target, Agency Looking for Help
autoevolution 28 Feb 2021, 16:37 UTC · by The new technology is called EAP – that’s short for Electrified Aircraft Propulsion, and it calls for an airplane’s propellers or fans to be driven by electric motors. It is one of NASA’s many aviation research projects currently underway, and it just entered a new stage. 1 photo Ever since electricity has become an important part of how cars operate on the road, companies and institutions have begun looking into how one could integrate such systems in airplanes. After all, according to World Wild Life, if the aviation industry was its ...