Battery, Airframe Tested In FAA, NASA eVTOL Crash Tests
A full-scale crash test of a lift-plus-cruise eVTOL at NASA Langley produced some unexpected results.
Credit: NASA
Working with the FAA and the National Institute for Aviation Research in Wichita, Beta Technologies has conducted a drop test of a battery pack for its Alia electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Dropped from 50 ft., the representative full-scale, 800-volt battery module absorbed...
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