The Ohio test was the first in a series planned for the next three years under the FAA's Safe Flight-21 program. The first engines have been completed and are now being tested.
Preliminary results indicate that the engine is running smoothly with little detectable vibration.
Future plans include building additional prototype engines for expanded development and endurance testing. Full engine testing is now in progress. This fall the engine will be tested in an altitude test chamber at NASA Glenn to obtain performance characteristics throughout the engine's altitude and speed range. Parts of the systems are already being flight-tested. THE TIME NASA is negotiating with industry teams to design an innovative, affordable cockpit technology that will provide general aviation pilots with a clear electronic picture of what's outside their windows, no matter what the weather or time of day.