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Spirit of Innovation in flight

‘Spirit of Innovation’ stakes claim to be the world’s fastest all-electric vehicle after test flights in the South West

Rolls Royce's all-electric ‘Spirit of Innovation’ aircraft may soon be confirmed as the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft, after setting three new world records in the South West this month.

Ratification for the records is pending, with the data havig been submitted to the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) – the World Air Sports Federation who control and certify world...

A UAV craft on the runway

Windracers chooses Cornwall for UAV test flight

With funding from Cornwall Development Company , Windracers Ltd ran a trial of their twin engine, fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), named ULTRA from 13th to 15th November at St Merryn Airfield in North Cornwall.

Windracers is a non-profit organisation that provides transport services to the humanitarian aid, research and environmental protection communities using UAV’s....

Two aircraft in flight, seen from below

Project Bluebird: An AI system for air traffic control

Project Bluebird is a partnership between NATS and The Alan Turing Institute , supported through an investment from EPSRC . The research vision is to deliver the world’s first artificial intelligence (AI) system to control a section of airspace in live trials, working with air traffic controllers to help manage the complexities of their role. This system will use digital twinning and machine...