CNN reported that Rolls-Royce has said it has developed the “world’s fastest all-electric aircraft.” The “Spirit of Innovation” aircraft reportedly “attained a maximum speed of 387.4 mph (623km/h) in flight.” The aircraft “flew 300 mph over 9.32 miles in Wiltshire at the UK Ministry of Defence’s military aircraft testing site, which is 182 mph quicker than the previous record.”
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Rolls-Royce Test Pilot Describes Flying Battery-Powered Sharp Nemesis NXT Racing Plane
Aviation Week reports on Rolls-Royce test pilot Phill O’Dell’s comments about flying the Spirit of Innovation, “a radically modified, battery-powered Sharp Nemesis NXT racing aircraft.”
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