Rolls-Royce to spearhead £128m electric flight revolution
Rolls-Royce is set to be at the forefront of a £343m "revolution" in electric and hybrid planes, the Government has announced.
The investment, made by government and industry for research and development and productivity improvements will "transform the future of civil aerospace" and "continue the UK’s status as a pioneering aerospace nation".
Rolls-Royce will work with Airbus and Siemens on the £58m E-FAN X project aimed at developing a flight demonstrator for hybrid-electric propulsion for commercial aircraft. The project,... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
