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NASA Chooses MagniX, GE as Partners in Electric Powertrain Demo Program
MagniX and GE Aviation win contracts to perform ground and flight demonstrations with $253.4 million in grants from NASA.
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NASA sees commercial airline fleets adopting electric propulsion technologies by 2035. (Image: NASA)

NASA has awarded a combined $253.4 million over five years to MagniX and GE Aviation to participate in its Electric Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) program with ground and flight demonstrations of electric aircraft propulsion (EAP) technologies. In a statement released late Thursday, NASA said it seeks to introduce EAP technologies to U.S. aviation fleets no later than 2035, supporting short-range and regional air travel and single-aisle airliners.

Over five years, the companies plan to conduct ground and flight test demonstrations of their EAP technologies and collaborate with other NASA projects on EAP development, flight test instrumentation, and data analysis.