'Electric Starlifter' hits halfway point in 1,000-hour flight test
A C-141 "Electric Starlifter" aircraft, with electric actuators replacing the hydraulic actuators in its ailerons, is halfway to a flight test goal of logging 1,000 operational hours in 18 months with U.S. Air Mobility Command. If testing is successful, it will be a step on the way to realization of...
Subscription Required
This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.
Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.
Already an AWIN subscriber? Login
Did you know? Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.
Related Content
