Electric plane

New Rolls-Royce Engine For Hybrid-Electric Flight Completes First Fuel Burn

Rolls-Royce is developing complete power and propulsion systems for all-electric and hybrid-electric applications in the aviation industry. 

Sep 29, 2023, 12:22 PM IST

India, Sweden In Discussion Over Electric Airplanes, Aviation Industry's Future

Sweden's Minister for Infrastructure and Housing, Andreas Carlson, was on a two-day visit to India to discuss bilateral trade relations, sustainability, and aviation between India and Sweden.

Apr 22, 2023, 11:56 AM IST

Meet X-57: NASA-Made Electric Plane With 160 Km Flying Range, To Fly Soon

With a range of about 160 km and a flight time of about one hour, the NASA X-57 has an impressive 14 propellers and is due to fly for the first time this year. 

Mar 05, 2023, 21:46 PM IST

Meet the world's fastest all-electric plane - Rolls Royce ''Spirit of Innovation''

Rolls Royce announced that the all-electric Spirit of Innovation aircraft is the fastest aircraft with the top speed of 555.9 km/h, running on a 400kW powertrain.

Jan 21, 2022, 14:40 PM IST

Meet the world's fastest all-electric airplane, Rolls-Royce 'Spirit Of Innovation' breaks speed record

During its record-breaking runs, the aircraft clocked up a maximum top speed of 623km/h (387.4mph) making it the world’s fastest all-electric vehicle officially verified by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI).

Nov 22, 2021, 17:55 PM IST

China successfully conducts first test-flight of electric plane

With the successful test flight of the two-seater aircraft, the researchers hope to launch a four-seater version of the plane in the near future.

Nov 05, 2017, 16:45 PM IST

Get ready to take-off from your garden: German start-up all set to develop first-ever electric plane!

Clocking up a range of 500 kilometres, the highly efficient plane will be ready to see the light of day by the year 2018.

May 17, 2016, 17:51 PM IST