.In an unique unveiling ceremony on Aug. 22, 2024, the public got an initial consider magniX's Dashboard 7 plane that will certainly function as a testbed for sustainable air travel research study with NASA's Electrified Powertrain Trip Exhibition (EPFD) task..Thrown through magniX at King County International Flight terminal, generally known as Boeing Industry, in Seattle, Washington, leaders coming from NASA and magniX introduced the analysis vehicle in its brand-new livery.EPFD is a partnership between NASA and also sector to demonstrate the capabilities of amazed airplane propulsion innovations in reducing emissions for future business airplane in mid-2030s.As part of this demo, magniX will certainly change the Dash 7 along with a new combination electric device to carry out ground and also trip examinations. NASA will certainly make use of records compiled from these examinations to determine as well as minimize barriers in approving these brand-new innovations and help educate brand new criteria and also guidelines for future energized airplane." We are a research company that continues to progress air travel, address the concerns of air travel, and lead the neighborhood right into the future," said Robert A. Pearce, associate manager for NASA's Flying Investigation Goal Directorate. "With our EPFD job, our company are actually taking huge come in collaboration to ensure electrical flying belongs to the future of office air travel.".Along with the aircraft livery complete, magniX will certainly begin the method of turning the Dash 7 in to a study testbed with a crossbreed electrical propulsion unit. Trip tests with the brand new unit are prepared for 2026.Image Credit: NASA/David C. Bowman.