Zephyr Solar Aircraft Two Week Flight
Forget the Boieng Phantom Eye, the Zephyr takes unmanned solar aviation to the next level. The Zephyr is a super-lightweight, carbon-fiber craft, weighing only 50 kilograms, with a giant wingspan of 22.5 meters. The wings are covered in thin-film solar panels that charge its lithium-sulphur batteries, which power the engines when the sun goes down.
This unmanned beauty is breaking all records. It has already spent 7 days and nights in the air, twice the duration of the longest recorded unmanne...
Forget the Boieng Phantom Eye, the Zephyr takes unmanned solar aviation to the next level. The Zephyr is a super-lightweight, carbon-fiber craft, weighing only 50 kilograms, with a giant wingspan of 22.5 meters. The wings are covered in thin-film solar panels that charge its lithium-sulphur batteries, which power the engines when the sun goes down.
This unmanned beauty is breaking all records. It has already spent 7 days and nights in the air, twice the duration of the longest recorded unmanned flight, and it's aiming for a total of 14 days.
The craft has been flying above the Army's Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona, which is fitting because the potential applications for this type of solar-powered craft include military surveillance (as well as scientific roles like ecosystem observation).
Via EcoGeek
This unmanned beauty is breaking all records. It has already spent 7 days and nights in the air, twice the duration of the longest recorded unmanned flight, and it's aiming for a total of 14 days.
The craft has been flying above the Army's Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona, which is fitting because the potential applications for this type of solar-powered craft include military surveillance (as well as scientific roles like ecosystem observation).
Via EcoGeek
