Talk:NASA X-57 Maxwell

X-57 Model size plane
Does anybody know if attempts have been made to test the X 57 ideas in a scale model? The part which interests me is that the wing can be optimized for cruising speeds instead of takeoff speeds, drastically improving cruise efficiency. I am very curious to know how true this is and I was wondering if anybody with theory / scaling laws knowledge would know if this could be investigated also in a model size plane — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.23.46.16 (talk) 15:55, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

merge from Leading Edge Asynchronous Propeller Technology
The Leading Edge Asynchronous Propeller Technology article could be a paragraph in the X-57 article to avoid going back and forth between both articles and to avoid redundancies.--Marc Lacoste (talk) 14:56, 31 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Fine by me. — swpb T go beyond 16:13, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

Name
The article does not yet explain the name X-57 Maxwell. It is easy enough to guess that the X-57 designation is because it is an X-Plane. Where does the Maxwell part of the name come from? Is it by any chance named after physicist James C. Maxwell after whom the Maxwell (crater) on the moon is named? -- 109.78.193.158 (talk) 15:18, 10 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes, see the intro ref.--Marc Lacoste (talk) 16:12, 10 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you. It is important that the name be explained somewhere in the article so I've added it. If someone thinks it would fit better later in the paragraph or somewhere else in the article feel free to move it, so long as it is explained somewhere. -- 109.78.193.158 (talk) 16:42, 10 October 2019 (UTC)

Update on test flight?
All references to actual testing still refer to a "future test on Feb 24 2022" but it's been over 2 weeks now. Surely the results are known and have been published. Even if not, an update saying so and removing the future tense language would be prudent, I think. 2607:FEA8:99C0:5E50:60FA:7D9:8834:A09A (talk) 19:28, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

Ne4ds clarification for genearl readership
"Truck-mounted wing." "Small aircraft standard of 70 mph." Readers without specialized knowledge won't know what these phrases mean. Poihths (talk) 19:33, 23 October 2022 (UTC)

Take-off distance?
Hiding essential data is not helpful for such projects. 46.114.7.214 (talk) 10:48, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

Distributed propulsion motor installation
Inn the section on Distributed Propulsion, it is twice stated that the motors/props are mounted above the wing. However, the illustrations clearly show the motors to be on stubby pylons slightly below the wings, with a bit less than half of the prop extending above the wing.

The citation (from Aviation Week & Space Technology) is behind a paywall, so I was unable to resolve the difference. I suspect that the illustrations here are correct, and that the text is in error - but I am reluctant to edit it without seeing the cited source. Rpstrong2 (talk) 16:15, 23 January 2024 (UTC)