Electric Planes To Race From London To Darwin Inwards 2019

Electric aircraft volition race from London to Darwin adjacent twelvemonth to grade the centenary of the Great Air Race.

The race together with a serial of other events inwards the Top End volition celebrate 100 years since Captain Ross Smith, Lieutenant Keith Smith together with Sergeants Wally Shiers together with Jim Bennett won the showtime event.

"The 1919 Great Air Race captured the imagination of people across the globe," Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner said on Saturday.

"Under the ascendance of Captain Ross Smith, the journeying has been described equally the flying that changed the footing together with paved the way for national together with international air travel."

The 2019 event, to endure known equally the Centenary E-Race, volition commence inwards London belatedly adjacent twelvemonth together with halt over inwards at to the lowest degree xv countries earlier making its way to Darwin.

It is hoped that world-leading engineering companies including Tesla, NASA, Airbus, Virgin together with Boeing volition go inwards in celebration of a century of aviation project design together with achievement past times engineers, designers together with aircraft constructors.

The advantages of electrical aircraft are huge, however, achieving long distance flying inwards an electrical aircraft is soundless the greatest challenge. There are currently 3 approaches to tackling this problem, battery electric, hydrogen fuel-cell electric, together with hybrid combustion-engine electric.

Captain Smith together with his colleagues flew a Vickers Vimy Biplane to a greater extent than than 18,000km inwards 28 days inwards 1919, alongside the race acting equally a catalyst for international locomote together with improved communications.

John Storey, an proficient inwards battery together with solar technology, said the 2019 race would fast-track renewable flying engineering past times years together with contribute to improving the e-aviation industry.

"The resultant is technically feasible, however, completing the road inwards an electrical aircraft is past times no agency a foregone conclusion," Professor Storey said.

"That makes 2019 the correct fourth dimension to phase it. In 2009 it would convey been impossible, inwards 2029 it volition endure routine."

The programme of celebrations inwards Darwin volition include an air show, centenary ball, commemorative ceremonies together with teaching programs for schools.

The Ross Smith Memorial at Fannie Bay volition besides undergo pregnant conservation work.

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