'Electric Starlifter' makes first flight
Flight testing of the "Electric Starlifter" is underway at Edwards AFB, Calif., following the aircraft's first flight, the Air Force reported. The NC-141A, with aileron control converted from hydraulic power to power-by-wire/fly-by-wire, made a 90-minute flight April 25 at the Air Force Flight Test...
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