UK-based global major industrial technology group Rolls-Royce has announced that its all-electric aircraft, ‘Spirit of Innovation’, made its maiden flight on Wednesday, at 14h56 British Summer Time. The aircraft has been specifically developed by a Rolls-Royce-led consortium, under the ‘Accelerating the Electrification of Flight’ (ACCEL) programme, to set a new world speed record for electrically-powered aircraft. The intent is for the aircraft to reach speeds of 480 km/h, and more. “The first ...
