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The "Spirit of Innovation" officially breaks two speed records

Both verified by the FAI -ATTACHMENT

Rolls Royce (RR) announces that its all-electric "Spirit of Innovation" aircraft is officially the world’s fastest all-electric airplane, having set two new world records which have now been independently confirmed. At 15:45 (GMT) on 16 November 2021, the plane reached a top speed of 555.9 km/h (345.4 mph) over 3 kilometres, smashing the existing record by 213.04 km/h (132 mph). In further runs at t...

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Rome, Italy, 01/20/2022 12:55
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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