{"id":16987,"date":"2022-01-23T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T03:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=16987"},"modified":"2023-06-05T22:31:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T17:01:54","slug":"rolls-royce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/23\/rolls-royce\/","title":{"rendered":"Rolls-Royce Electric Aircraft Becomes World\u2019s Fastest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><strong>Rolls-Royce \u2019s \u201cSpirit of Innovation\u201d <\/strong>has officially become the world\u2019s fastest all-electric aircraft with the recent<em> confirmation of two speed records. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Rolls-Royce | Spirit of Innovation - the world&#039;s fastest all-electric aircraft\" width=\"729\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kd-RDX1IjuM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Watch Video Here<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-text-align-center\">Now verified by the <strong>F\u00e9d\u00e9ration A\u00e9ronautique Internationale (FAI), <\/strong>the aircraft was recorded at 555.9 km\/h (345.4 MPH) over 3 kilometers (1.86 miles), <em>213.04 km\/h (132 MPH) faster than the previous record-holder.<\/em>\n\n It also completed a 15 kilometer (9.32 mile) run at an average speed of 532.1km\/h (330 MPH), breaking the prior record by 292.8km\/h (182 MPH). <\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ke6fljqo_rollsroyce-plane_625x300_21_January_22.jpg\" alt=\"Rolls-Royce \u2019s \u201cSpirit of Innovation\u201d has officially become the world\u2019s fastest all-electric aircraft with the recent confirmation\" class=\"wp-image-16991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ke6fljqo_rollsroyce-plane_625x300_21_January_22.jpg 799w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ke6fljqo_rollsroyce-plane_625x300_21_January_22-600x381.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ke6fljqo_rollsroyce-plane_625x300_21_January_22-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ke6fljqo_rollsroyce-plane_625x300_21_January_22-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ke6fljqo_rollsroyce-plane_625x300_21_January_22-750x476.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rolls-Royce \u2019s \u201cSpirit of Innovation\u201d has officially become the world\u2019s fastest all-electric aircraft with the recent confirmation of two speed records. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201c<em>Achieving the all-electric world-speed record is a fantastic achievement for the ACCEL team and Rolls Royce ,\u201d said <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/rollsroyce.com\"><em>Rolls<\/em> Royce<\/a> CEO Warren East.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-text-align-center\"> \u201cI would like to thank our partners and especially aviation <strong>start-up Electroflight, <\/strong>for their collaboration in achieving this pioneering breakthrough. \n\nThe advanced battery and propulsion technology developed for this programme has exciting applications for the <strong>Advanced Air Mobility market.\u201d<\/strong><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The record-breaking runs were flown by Rolls-Royce test pilot and director of flight operations. Phill<strong> O\u2019Dell and Electroflight pilot Steve Jones <\/strong>on Nov. 16, 2021, at the U.K. Ministry of Defence\u2019s Boscombe Down experimental aircraft testing site. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rolls-Royce-Spirit-of-Innovation-scaled.jpg.optimal-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rolls-Royce-Spirit-of-Innovation-scaled.jpg.optimal-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rolls-Royce-Spirit-of-Innovation-scaled.jpg.optimal-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rolls-Royce-Spirit-of-Innovation-scaled.jpg.optimal-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rolls-Royce-Spirit-of-Innovation-scaled.jpg.optimal-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rolls-Royce-Spirit-of-Innovation-scaled.jpg.optimal-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rolls-Royce-Spirit-of-Innovation-scaled.jpg.optimal-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rolls-Royce-Spirit-of-Innovation-scaled.jpg.optimal-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Rolls-Royce-Spirit-of-Innovation-scaled.jpg.optimal-1140x760.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A third record for the fastest time to climb to 3,000 meters, which Spirit of. Innovation reportedly accomplished in 202 seconds, is awaiting verification. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/21\/urban-air-port-aims-to-open-worlds-first-airport-for-evtol-aircraft-in-uk\/\">Urban-Air Port aims to open world&#8217;s First Airport for eVTOL aircraft in UK.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of Rolls-Royce \u2019s <strong>Accelerating the Electrification of Flight (ACCEL) <\/strong>project. Spirit of Innovation is an electric version of the Nemesis NXT kit racing plane powered by a <strong>400-kW electric powertrain.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay connected with us! 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