In article <XnsA9CFBDFD2BAB7noemailattnet@216.166.97.131>, Mitchell Holman
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>Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com> wrote in
>news:q0tiit02pls@drn.newsguy.com:
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>> https://jalopnik.com/rolls-royce-hired-formula-e-engineers-to-build-a-r
>> eally-1831527917
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>> 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
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
>>
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> If it performs as well as my
>electric car it has a real future.
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How about a Porsche 356 Speedster (fiberglass replica?
Interesting read plus video
https://jalopnik.com/this-electric-converted-porsche-speedster-is-the-perfec-1831527344
https://youtu.be/7zOeBYIeAkg
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