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/