UK propulsion specialist Rolls-Royce was in a position to acquire up to 50% of Electroflight – one of its partners in the record-breaking ACCEL project – with that interest subsequently highlighted by ...

The site: the UK Ministry of Defense’s Boscombe Down. The flight duration: 15 minutes. The aircraft: Rolls-Royce all-electric Spirit of Innovation. The outcome: another milestone for decarbonized air ...

The Spirit of Innovation aircraft is an NXT Next kitplane fitted with electric motors, inverters and 1,200 battery cells that Rolls-Royce says has the highest power density yet assembled for aviation ...

Rolls-Royce Electrical customer business director Matheu Parr, who leads the ACCEL project, told Cirium during a 24 September media briefing at the military Boscombe Down airfield – where the ...

British aero engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce says it has developed the “world’s fastest all-electric aircraft,” according to a statement from the company. The aircraft – dubbed the “Spirit of ...

Rolls-Royce’s ambitions to build the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft have taken an important step forward with the unveiling of the plane at Gloucestershire Airport. Work will now begin on ...

Rolls-Royce is leading a research project known as Accelerating the Electrification of Flight (ACCEL) to explore the use of a high-power electrical system in a demonstrator aircraft. The goal is to ...

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As all-electric vehicle technology continues to advance, so too does the way it’s applied. It’s pretty commonplace to relate such tech to cars these days, but efforts are also being made to take the ...

Rolls-Royce’s fully electric aircraft the Spirit of Innovation completed its maiden flight in the UK on Wednesday. The airplane flew for 15 minutes at the Ministry of Defense Boscombe Down aircraft ...

Rolls-Royce Holdings has publicly claimed it believes its Spirit of Innovation all-electric plane is the fastest electric vehicle in the world, following three new speed records. The flight data has ...

Rolls-Royce completed the first flight of its all-electric “Spirit of Innovation” aircraft, marking a milestone as the aviation industry moves toward more sustainable flight solutions. “We are focused ...