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: [email protected] 
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-smith01/

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