EAP Facilities

The NASA Electric Aircraft Testbed (NEAT) is an electric aircraft power system test facility at Glenn Research Center. NEAT is being used to perform both industry partnership testing and in-house NASA R&D. NASA Glenn also has a range of test capabilities for EAP components, including magnetic materials.  

NASA Electric Aircraft Testbed (NEAT)

The NASA Electric Aircraft Testbed (NEAT) is an aeronautics test facility at the forefront of sustainable aviation research and development. Located at ...

Advanced Reconfigurable Electrified Aircraft Lab (AREAL)

The Advanced Reconfigurable Electrified Aircraft Lab (AREAL) is a testbed at NASA’s Glenn Research Center supporting the Revolutionary Vertical Lift ...

High-Power Advanced Cable Technology (HiACT)

Research and development of electrified aircraft applications face new challenges in efficiency, reliability, and safety. Unlike traditional commercial ...

Scaled Power Electrified Drivetrain (SPEED)

The Scaled Power ElectrifiEd Drivetrain (SPEED) is a low-power, direct current (DC), single-string testbed which uses a dynamometer as a load and can ...

Magnetic Material Processing and Characterization

New magnetic materials enable vehicle electrification by operating at higher frequencies and temperatures with low power loss. Capabilities were developed ...

Dynamic Spin Rig

The Dynamic Spin Rig is an advanced test facility at NASA’s Glenn Research Center used to evaluate the true vibration and structural mode properties of ...

Integrated Cryogenically-Cooled Experiment Box (ICE-Box)

The Integrated Cryogenically-Cooled Experiment Box (ICE-Box) is a unique cryogenic testing facility at NASA’s Glenn Research Center that enables quick, ...