“Jet zero:” Rolls-Royce completes maiden flight of all-electric plane

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 05:11:56 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://thedriven.io/2021/09/22/jet-zero-rolls-royce-completes-maiden-flight-of-all-electric-plane/>

"British luxury automaker and engineering company Rolls-Royce says it has
completed the maiden flight of its all-electric ‘Spirit of Innovation’
aircraft, boasting a powerful 400kW electric powertrain with what the company
claims is “the most power-dense battery pack ever assembled for an aircraft.”

The Rolls-Royce ‘Spirit of Innovation’ took off from the UK Ministry of
Defence’s Boscombe Down site on September 15 and completed a flight of
approximately 15 minutes. The landmark test comes several months after the
company successfully taxied the ‘Spirit of Innovation’ along a runway.

The ‘Spirit of Innovation’ is being developed under the banner of Rolls-Royce’s
Accelerating the Electrification of Flight (ACCEL) programme, which includes
key partners YASA, the electric motor and controller manufacturer, and aviation
start-up Electroflight.

Rolls-Royce hopes that the ‘Spirit of Innovation’ will be able to reach speeds
over 480km/h (300mph) – a target the company is aiming to hit as part of a
world record attempt."

Via John Mitchell at Cogent.co.

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