Solar Air Planes – Past Projects
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Larger and more robust than the Pathfinder predecessors, Centurion incorporated many of the enabling technologies for an updated HALE UAV, able to perform atmospheric satellite missions.
NASA prototype which was remotely operated and crashed in 2003.
Solar Air Planes and Other Aircraft
The Solar Impulse project: it aims to have an airplane take off and fly autonomously, day and night, propelled uniquely by solar energy, right round the world without fuel or pollution.
Builder of actually flying solar gliders (Sunseeker 2), a 2-seated solar glider Sunseeker 3 and a solar Sunship. Sunseeker 2: Solar Flight’s revolutionary solar-powered airplane, currently flying regularly in Europe.
Solar Aircrafts – Personal Projects
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