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RR: a challenge to build an all electric aircraft

This zero-emissions plane with a speed of 300+ MPH (480+ KMH)

Inside a bustling hangar bay at the far end of Gloucestershire airport in South West England, a team of British engineers, designers, and data specialists recruited from across Rolls-Royce (RR) have set out to make history. They’re building a high-performance electric airplane. Scheduled to take to the skies over Great Britain in 2020, the aircraft will reach a speed of 300 mph –and quite likely mor...

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London, UK, 01/10/2019 15:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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