Research & Development

JAXA promotes three research and development programs and a fundamental research program that underpins them.

MEGAWATT project
Demonstraition of Massive Electric Generation for Aircraft and Wake Adaptive Thruster Technologies

Topics
March 20, 2023
Development of Electric Aircraft Technologies for the Protection of the Atmospheric Environment [JAXA's No.90]
January 29, 2020
Electric aircraft [FLIGHT PATH No.24 | 2019 Winter]
July 2, 2018
Press Release "Electrification Challenge for Aircraft (ECLAIR) Consortium"
April 6, 2015
JAXA completes successful flight tests on its electric propulsion system for aircraft
December 22, 2014
JAXA begins flight tests on its electric propulsion system for aircraft
March 31, 2014
JAXA tests the performance of the FEATHER electric propulsion system
May 14, 2013
Press Release "Development of Electric Aviation Motor Coil Using Thermal Conductive Heat-resistant Insulating Material"