We¡¯ve seen several electric cars that can travel at blazingly fast speeds however, now, an electric aircraft has broken the record for the world¡¯s fastest electric vehicle as well as the record for the world¡¯s fastest electric aircraft.?
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The aircraft was the Rolls Royce ¡®Spirit of Innovation¡¯ which flew at a top speed of 623 kilometres per hour. The record was verified by the F¨¦d¨¦ration A¨¦ronautique Internationale (FAI) - the World Air Sports Federation.?
The aircraft was part of the ACCEL -- Accelerating the Electrification of Flight -- project funded by Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) in collaboration with the Department for Business Energy & Industrial Strategy as well as Innovate UK.
Powering the aircraft was a 400 kW (over 500 horsepower) electric powertrain, along with a state-of-the-art dense propulsion battery back -- the densest ever to be assembled in aviation history by Electroflight and automotive powertrain supplier YASA.
Test pilot and Rolls-Royce Director of Flight Operations Phill O¡¯Dell was over 213.04 kilometres per hour faster than the previous record set by Siemens eAircraft Extra 330 LE Aerobatic aircraft in 2017.
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Warren East, CEO, Rolls-Royce, said in a statement, "Achieving the all-electric world-speed record is a fantastic achievement for the ACCEL team and Rolls-Royce. I would like to thank our partners and especially Electroflight for their collaboration in achieving this pioneering breakthrough. The advanced battery and propulsion technology developed for this programme has exciting applications for the Advanced Air Mobility market.?
O¡¯Dell added, "Breaking the world record for all-electric flight is a momentous occasion. This is the highlight of my career and is an incredible achievement for the whole team. The opportunity to be at the forefront of another pioneering chapter of Rolls-Royce's story as we look to deliver the future of aviation is what dreams are made of."
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