FIRST FLIGHT OF THE ECARAVAN
FIRST FLIGHT OF THE ECARAVAN MAGNIX AND AEROTEC’S ALL-ELECTRIC CESSNA 208B TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATOR Caravan, referred to as the eCaravan. At the time, it was the largest commercial all-electric [...]
TEST PLANNING, AN INTEGRATED APPROACH
TEST PLANNING, AN INTEGRATED APPROACH An integrated approach to test planning provides several advantages as opposed to a nonintegrated approach. What is a non-integrated approach? Consider test [...]
THINGS FLIGHT TESTERS SHOULD KNOW BATTERIES FOR ELECTRIC PROPULSION
ABOUT BATTERIES FOR ELECTRIC PROPULSION The implementation of flight test techniques for electrically powered aircraft is still very unknown to the average flight tester. This paper is for the [...]
FTIES: THE INSTRUMENTATION OF SAFETY
FTIES: THE INSTRUMENTATION OF SAFETY As Flight Test Engineers, we always operate to a set of requirements. These requirements define our scope, hazard levels, mitigation techniques, etc. with the [...]
NASA, Industry Partners Unveil Hybrid Electric Aircraft Paint Schemes
GE Aerospace and magniX have revealed the paint schemes of the hybrid electric aircraft they will fly as part of NASA’s Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EFPD) project. Under EPFD, GE [...]
Dash 7 traveling to AeroTEC Moses Lake Facility for magniX/NASA hybrid-powered Dash 7 project
Check out the future hybrid-powered Dash 7! NASA, magni-X, AeroTEC and Air Tindi have partnered to convert a Dash 7 to electric power within the NASA flight test program. Thanks to an amazing [...]
