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A Royal Air Force (RAF) Voyager air-to-air refueling tanker made history on November 16 in the sky over RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, UK, becoming the world’s first in-service military aircraft to complete a flight using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fu… Continue reading RAF makes world’s first military flight entirely on sustainable fuel
As much premonition as apparition, the all-new star-spangled Spectre fulfills a prophecy from Rolls-Royce’s distant past while kicking off its future. The ultra-premium marque’s first EV debuts as one of the world’s most luxurious, fit for what Rolls-R… Continue reading Rolls-Royce debuts all-electric Spectre, a ghost of EV past & future
Salon Privé is best known for its Concours d’Elégance, which is regarded as one of the most important such events on the planet, but over the 15 years since it began, it has grown into a week of automotive celebration that encompasses important car and… Continue reading Pictorial: Remarkable sights of the 2022 Salon Privé Concours d’Elégance
Battery-electric VTOL aircraft should do a superb job as short-range cross-town air taxis, but there are a whole lot of other trips they could handle quicker and more conveniently than existing transport options if they could just fly a bit further. Se… Continue reading New Rolls-Royce turbogenerator upgrades any eVTOL’s range and payload
Rolls-Royce had one of the most memorable showings at last year’s postponed Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, where it premiered its first Boat Tail, a bespoke creation that handily tops the list of world’s most expensive new cars at a reported $28 million. How do you follow up such a monumental appearance at the next Concorso? By debuting another Boat Tail, the second in a series limited to just three cars. This model arrives as a whisky-tinged cigar, complete with walnut decks, rose gold accents and a built-in picnic area.
Category: Automotive, Transport
Tags: Coachbuilt, Rolls Royce, World’s Most Expensive, Most-Expensive
Continue reading Rolls-Royce presents second Boat Tail, world’s most expensive new car
With a view to providing clean powertrains for future aircraft, Roll-Royce is developing a 2.5-megawatt hybrid-electric propulsion system, billed as the most powerful of its kind. Engineers began putting it through its paces a few weeks ago, and are al… Continue reading Roll-Royce’s hybrid-electric propulsion system passes 1-MW milestone
Rolls-Royce North America has been tapped to supply the replacement jet engines for the venerable Cold War-era B-52 Stratofortress nuclear heavy bomber. Beating out GE Aviation and Pratt & Whitney, the company will provide its F-130 turbofan engine to … Continue reading Rolls-Royce to re-engine entire US B-52 bomber fleet
Rolls-Royce’s high-speed, all-electric Spirit of Innovation aircraft has flown for the first time. On September 15, 2021 at 2:56 pm BST, the speedster prop plane took off from the UK Ministry of Defence’s Boscombe Down site outside Amesbury, Wiltshire,… Continue reading Rolls-Royce’s all-electric Spirit of Innovation flies for the first time
The most pressing question hovering over the spectacular 18th fairway at Pebble Beach Golf Links last Sunday afternoon was whether such mass elegance could ever be matched again. In addition to crowning a new Best of Show at the world’s most important … Continue reading Pictorial: 2021 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
As part of its goal to reach net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050, Rolls-Royce has begun testing the viability of using 100-percent Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in small commercial business jets. The ground tests used the new Pearl 700 business… Continue reading Rolls-Royce tests 100% sustainable aviation fuel in small jet engine