Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com> wrote in
news:q0tiit02pls@drn.newsguy.com:
> https://jalopnik.com/rolls-royce-hired-formula-e-engineers-to-build-a-r
> eally-1831527917
>
> Rolls Royce leads a group of UK Government funded projects under the
> project, the Spirit of Innovation, they aim to exceed 300 miles per
> hour, and sustain speed for at least forty minutes, enough to cross
>
> Rolls Royce was at the absolute forefront of airplane propeller driven
> technology in 1931 with the Supermarine S.6B, which won the Schneider
> Trophy for top speed that year with a max speed of 343 miles per hour.
> That plane kicked off a series of innovations for Rolls Royce and gave
> the company the notoriety it needed to become the leader in British
> flight.
>
> The current electric plane record is held by Siemens, which put up a
> plane to 210 miles per hour in 2017. ACCEL team manager Matheu Parr
> wants to blow that speed out of the water, and is using the
> Innovation.
>
> battery voltage, temperature, and overall health of the powertrain,
> which is responsible for powering the propellers and generating
> know-how to not only pioneer the field of electric-powered,
>
> This all-electric plane is set to fly sometime in 2020, and the
> specifications look absolutely wild. For maximum frontal area
> efficiency, the battery pack has to be small and compact, merging 6000
> lithium cells with an advanced cooling system to help keep the
> batteries stable. With three stacked YASA 750R electric motors, the
> plane will have around 500 horsepower available to spin the modern
> design propeller.
>
> In order to make this project a reality, the highest tier aerodynamics
> engineers from all over the UK were hired, primarily from within Rolls
> the motorsport community. This is truly an all-in mission for the
> British industrial complex.
>
If it performs as well as my
electric car it has a real future.
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