AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
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| Lift type | Fixed wing | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Piloted | ||
| Engine type | Electric | ||
| Application | Experimental, Sport, Ultralight | ||
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High-performance electric aeroplane designed to challenge the all electric land speed record, part of the ACCEL or ‘Accelerating the Electrification of Flight’ project. Low wing, single-seat variant of the Nemesis NXT racing aircraft with a three-bladed, electrically actuated propeller, driven by three electric motors powered by energy-dense battery pack.
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| Rolls-Royce Spirit of Innovation | 2021 / 2021 | Electric aircraft in development for all-electric air speed record, achieving 345.4 mph. |
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