13 JANUARY 2020

Index


© 2022 Business Travel News Ltd.

Article from BTNews 13 JANUARY 2020

Electric debut for Rolls-Royce plane

Gloucestershire Airport near Tewkesbury has witnessed the latest step in Rolls-Royce’s future aviation ambitions with the unveiling of what the company is aiming to be the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft.

Work will now begin on integrating the ground-breaking electrical propulsion system to enable the zero-emissions model to make a run for the record books with a target speed of 300mph-plus (480kph) in late spring.

The aircraft is part of a Rolls-Royce initiative called ACCEL, short for Accelerating the Electrification of Flight, part of the company’s strategy to champion electrification.

Partners include electric motor and controller maker YASA and aviation start-up Electroflight, with part-funding from the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI), in partnership with the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and Innovate UK.

ACCEL will have the most power-dense battery pack ever assembled for an aircraft, providing enough energy to fuel 250 homes or fly 200 miles – the distance from London to Paris – on a single charge.

Rolls-Royce Electrical director Rob Watson said: “The unveiling is an important step towards the world-record attempt but will also help to ensure we are at the forefront of developing technology in the transition to a low-carbon global economy.”

www.rolls-royce.com   www.accel.com

www.yasa.com   www.electro-flight.com

www.ati.org.uk

Index/Home page
 

OUR READERS' FINEST WORDS (All times and dates are GMT)

All comments are filtered to exclude any excesses but the Editor does not have to agree with what is being said. 100 words maximum


www.btnews.co.uk