This Is The World's Fastest All-Electric Aircraft
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Rolls-Royce's all-electric 'Spirit of Innovation' aircraft is officially the world's fastest all-electric aircraft, having set two new world records which have now been independently confirmed. The aircraft reached a top speed of 555.9 kmph over 3 kilometres, smashing the existing record by 213.04 kmph. In further runs at the UK Ministry of Defence's Boscombe Down experimental aircraft testing site, the aircraft achieved 532.1 kmph over 15 km - 292.8 kmph faster than the previous record. The aircraft was propelled on its record breaking runs by 400kW electric powertrain and the most power-dense propulsion battery pack ever assembled in aerospace.
undefinedIt's official! Our ‘spirit of Innovation' breaks the speed record & becomes the world's fastest all-electric vehicle. Setting 2 new world records which have now been independently confirmed. https://t.co/wQpdmKBojd@UKAeroInstitute @beisgovuk @YASAMotors @Electroflight #ACCEL pic.twitter.com/DGK3YRLbhL
— Rolls-Royce (@RollsRoyce) January 20, 2022
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Both records have been officially verified by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), the World Air Sports Federation that controls and certifies world aeronautical and astronautical records. During its record-breaking runs, the aircraft, which is part of the UK Government-backed ACCEL or 'Accelerating the Electrification of Flight' project, also clocked up a maximum top speed of 623kmph making it the world's fastest all-electric vehicle.
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Warren East, CEO, Rolls-Royce, said: "The advanced battery and propulsion technology developed for this programme has exciting applications for the Advanced Air Mobility market. This is another milestone that will help make 'jet zero' a reality and supports our ambitions to deliver the technology breakthroughs society needs to decarbonise transport across air, land and sea."