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UPSC 2016: What is 'Greased Lightning-10 (GL-10)', recently in the news?
(a)Electric plane tested by NASA
(b)Solar-powered two-seater aircraft designed by Japan
(c)Space observatory launched by China
(d)Reusable rocket designed by ISRO
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) Electric plane tested by NASA
Greased Lightning-10 (GL-10) is a NASA Langley hybrid-electric tilt-wing UAV/plane with ten electric propellers, flight-tested in 2014-15; it is not connected with Japan, China, or ISRO rockets. Hence it is best described as an electric plane tested by NASA. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_GL-10_Greased_Lightning?utm_source=openai))
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