Electroflight - Stjohn Youngman
Electroflight has 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.
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:
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/
Email: nicheaviationpodcast@gmail.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-smith01/
Links:
Electroflight: https://www.electro-flight.com/