NASA NASA's X-57 Hybrid Electric Research Plane

With 14 electric motors turning propellers and all of them integrated into a uniquely-designed wing, NASA will test new propulsion technology using an experimental airplane now designated the X-57 and nicknamed “Maxwell.” This concept image illustrates NASA's X-57 plane in flight. via NASA http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasas-x-57-hybrid-electric-research-plane