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Tecnam P2006T

17/04/2024News:
This new design, the manufacturer says, comes after carefully listening to customer suggestions and improves on all the best features of the previous P2006T models, of which 400 units have been built.

Tecnam's latest P2006T features 300 improvements

Pilots benefit from an additional front door for the co-pilot and external access to the baggage compartment. Windows have also been redesigned and made larger to improve visibility.

27/10/2022News:
In the coming months, the X-57 project will begin a series of test flights.

Maxwell powers up from its own installed batteries

Random vibration acceptance testing for all the cruise motor controllers for the X-57 have taken place to make sure that all the systems stay functional while they endure the vibration environment expected during flight.

02/11/2021Press Release:
NASA carried out ground vibration tests on the X-57, simulating the stresses it would experience during a real flight. (Photo: Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer)
Vibration tests boost NASA's electric aircraft project
12/08/2021News:
The all-electric X-57 has successfully completed high-voltage ground testing.

All-electric Maxwell powers past a testing milestone

One NASA goal is to establish the X-57 as a reference platform for integrated approaches of distributed electric propulsion technologies. Next up, the X-57 will undergo verification and validation testing.

10/05/2021Press Release:
NASA's all-electric X-57 Maxwell continues to undergo high-voltage ground testing with successful spinning of the propellers under electric power at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in California. (Photo: NASA / Lauren Hughes)
X-57 high-voltage testing continues

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