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In late 2022, Rolls-Royce Electrical won the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Colin Campbell Mitchell Award for its Spirit of Innovation aircraft – the world’s fastest electric vehicle. Project lead on the ACCEL project and customer director Matheu Parr reflects on the technical achievement.
The BBC was granted behind-the-scenes access by aeroplane engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce.
Rolls Royce announced that the all-electric Spirit of Innovation aircraft is the fastest aircraft with the top speed of 555.9 km/h, running on a 400kW powertrain.
Spirit of Aviation reaches a top speed of 387 miles an hour in test flights
Rolls-Royce’s ‘Spirit of Innovation’ has become the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft with the confirmation of two speed records.