
Abbreviations for Electric Aircraft Types
- 16 Jul 2024 01:01 AM
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A taxonomy of terms is presented to differentiate electric aircraft types.
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A taxonomy of terms is presented to differentiate electric aircraft types.
In May, the NASA Ames Research Center held its “2023 Presidential Rank & NASA Honors Awards” ceremony, presenting 73 individual and 27 group awards to NASA employees, contractors and groups, including many NASA employees and teams working on rotorcraft, electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, advanced air mobility (AAM) and planetary exploration rotorcraft.
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