Sustainable aviation took another leap forward at the tail end of 2021 with the RollsRoyce Spirit of Innovation and an all-electric aircraft speed record. M0veElectric has the full story
Rolls-Royce has tested a new all-electric aircraft, which it says could be the fastest plane of its type in the world.
The Spirit of Innovation aircraft achieved a top speed of 387.4mph during one of three test runs in Wiltshire, which is believed to be a new world record. Over a distance of 1.9 miles the all-electric plane reached a top speed of 345.4mph. It then hit 330mph over 9.3 miles ., said that its aircraft travelled more than 132mph faster than the previous record set by the Siemens eAircraft-powered Extra 330 LE Aerobatic in 2017.
The Derby-based firm also claims to have broken the record for the fastest climb to 3000 metres by an electric plane by 60 seconds, with a recorded time of 202 seconds. Spirit of Innovation has a 400kW battery, with a power output of just under 500bhp. Rolls-Royce says this is the most power-dense propulsion battery pack ever assembled in aerospace.
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