{"id":247098,"date":"2014-08-19T11:46:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T11:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg"},"modified":"2023-06-14T13:33:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T17:33:52","slug":"testing-electric-propulsion-2","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-detail\/testing-electric-propulsion-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Testing Electric Propulsion"},"author":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_video_cc_file_id":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_audio_cc_file_id":""},"media-tags":[10822,12276,12239],"read_time":1,"video_cc_url":"","audio_cc_url":"","credits":"NASA Langley \/ David C. Bowman","original_date":{"stamp":0,"display":""},"description":{"rendered":"<p class=\"attachment\"><a href='https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The GL-10, which has a 10-foot wingspan, recently flew successfully while tethered.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg?resize=900,675 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Aug. 19, National Aviation Day, a lot of people are reflecting on how far aviation has come in the last century. Could this be the future \u2013 a plane with many electric motors that can hover like a helicopter and fly like a plane, and that could revolutionize air travel?<\/p>\n<p>Engineers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., are studying the concept with models such as the unmanned aerial system GL-10 Greased Lightning. The GL-10, which has a 10-foot wingspan, recently flew successfully while tethered. Free-flight tests are planned in the fall of 2014.<\/p>\n<p>This research has helped lead to NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate efforts to better understand the potential of electric propulsion across all types, sizes and missions for aviation.<\/p>\n"},"caption":{"rendered":"<p>On Aug. 19, National Aviation Day, a lot of people are reflecting on how far aviation has come in the last century. Could this be the future \u2013 a plane with many electric motors that can hover like a helicopter and fly like a plane, and that could revolutionize air travel?<\/p>\n<p>Engineers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., are studying the concept with models such as the unmanned aerial system GL-10 Greased Lightning. The GL-10, which has a 10-foot wingspan, recently flew successfully while tethered. Free-flight tests are planned in the fall of 2014.<\/p>\n<p>This research has helped lead to NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate efforts to better understand the potential of electric propulsion across all types, sizes and missions for aviation.<\/p>\n"},"alt_text":" The GL-10, which has a 10-foot wingspan, recently flew successfully while tethered.","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","media_details":{"width":1041,"height":781,"file":"2023\/03\/gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg","filesize":82001,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg?resize=150,150","width":150,"height":150,"filesize":82001,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1"},"medium":{"file":"gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg?resize=300,225","width":300,"height":225,"filesize":82001,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg?w=300"},"medium_large":{"file":"gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg?resize=768,576","width":768,"height":576,"filesize":82001,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg?w=1024"},"large":{"file":"gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg?resize=1024,768","width":1024,"height":768,"filesize":82001,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg?w=1024"},"thumbnail-sm":{"file":"gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg?resize=50,50","width":50,"height":50,"filesize":82001,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg?w=50&h=50&crop=1"},"thumbnail-md":{"file":"gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg?resize=100,100","width":100,"height":100,"filesize":82001,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg?w=100&h=100&crop=1"},"thumbnail-lg":{"file":"gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg?resize=200,200","width":200,"height":200,"filesize":82001,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg?w=200&h=200&crop=1"},"card-xsm":{"file":"gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg?resize=400,300","width":400,"height":300,"filesize":82001,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg?w=400"},"card-sm":{"file":"gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg?resize=600,450","width":600,"height":450,"filesize":82001,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg?w=600"},"card-md":{"file":"gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg?resize=900,675","width":900,"height":675,"filesize":82001,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg?w=900"},"full":{"file":"gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg","width":1024,"height":768,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/gl10_test013_8-19-14.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"David C. 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