Rolls-Royce has just passed a major milestone in itselectric plane who has just completed his first flight. Powered by its 400 kW electric motor developing 500 hp, the Spirit of Innovation took off on September 15 at 2:56 p.m. from Boscombe Down Air Base in Wiltshire, England. The flight lasted 15 minutes and went off without a hitch.
With this electric plane, Rolls-Royce intends to break the world record of speed while flying at more than 480 km / h. The propulsion and battery technology developed for this project called ACCEL (Accelerating the Electrification of Flight) will be available in various solutions for the urban mobility Aerial. Thus, future customers of Rolls-Royce will be able to adopt it to design airplanes but also flying taxis vertical take-off and landing.
« The features that “air taxis” require from batteries are very similar to those developed for “Spirit of Innovation” “, Explain Rolls-Royce in its press release. ” In addition, Rolls-Royce and aircraft manufacturer Tecnam are currently working with Widerøe, Scandinavia’s largest regional airline, to deliver a airplane fully electric passenger capacity for the shuttle market, which should be operational in 2026 ».
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Rolls-Royce has just passed a major milestone in itselectric plane who has just completed his first flight. Powered by its 400 kW electric motor developing 500 hp, the Spirit of Innovation took off on September 15 at 2:56 p.m. from Boscombe Down Air Base in Wiltshire, England. The flight lasted 15 minutes and went off without a hitch.
With this electric plane, Rolls-Royce intends to break the world record of speed while flying at more than 480 km / h. The propulsion and battery technology developed for this project called ACCEL (Accelerating the Electrification of Flight) will be available in various solutions for the urban mobility Aerial. Thus, future customers of Rolls-Royce will be able to adopt it to design airplanes but also flying taxis vertical take-off and landing.
« The features that “air taxis” require from batteries are very similar to those developed for “Spirit of Innovation” “, Explain Rolls-Royce in its press release. ” In addition, Rolls-Royce and aircraft manufacturer Tecnam are currently working with Widerøe, Scandinavia’s largest regional airline, to deliver a airplane fully electric passenger capacity for the shuttle market, which should be operational in 2026 ».
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