Rolls-Royce’s Accel Electric Aircraft Takes Flight

Credit: Rolls-Royce
LONDON—Rolls-Royce has completed the first flight of its electric-powered Spirit of Innovation aircraft, also known as Accel. The highly modified Sharp Nemesis NXT racing aircraft, which has been notionally described by engineers as a “battery with wings strapped on,” took to the air at Boscombe...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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