Electroflight have partnered with Rolls Royce to design, build & fly the world's fastest electric aircraft. This podcast is with the Managing Director of Electroflight, Stjohn Youngman.

In this episode we talk about:

  • Stjohn’s background & his early interest in aviation.
  • How Stjohn started working at Electroflight. 
  • Why Electroflight started
  • How Electroflight partnered with Yasa Motors, Rolls Royce & the ATI
  • Why Rolls Royce want to accelerate the electrification of aircraft
  • Breaking the electric flight speed record?
  • Why Electroflight use the Sharp Nemesis NXT airframe
  • How Electroflight sourced the NXT airframe
  • Why Electroflight partnered with Yasa Motors for their propulsion
  • Electroflight’s energy storage system 
  • Why aircraft battery cells need to be different from car battery cells. 
  • Urban air mobilities battery challenges
  • Electroflight’s final testing programme
  • Electroflight’s growth as a business and innovation within energy storage systems. 
  • Partnering with Heart Aerospace

Links:
Email: nicheaviationpodcast@gmail.com 
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-smith01/

Links:
Electroflight: https://www.electro-flight.com/ 

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