Flying on the power of the sun is definitely not a new idea, but it usually involves a battery between the solar panels and the propulsion system. [ukanduit] decided to lose the battery completely ...

Next year, pilots will fly an aircraft around the world that is powered by four electric motors and 11,000 solar cells on its wings. “E-mobility,” said Ohlmann, “starts now.” ...

The Zephyr is not your usual aircraft. It only travels at 40mph, it is launched by hand and it is completely solar-powered. The unmanned craft flies high in the atmosphere, to avoid commercial air ...

“Just add solar ... fly throughout the night on battery power alone. One interesting potential approach mentioned is to also store energy in the form of altitude during the day, and use the ...

The Bell XV-3 was America’s first tilt-rotor aircraft, designed to take off like a helicopter and fly like a plane ... A WALL is Found At The EDGE Of Our Solar System The U.S. Economy Depends ...

Electra announces a new round of customers for its flagship, fixed-wing EL9, many of whom primarily operate rotorcraft.

Solar Impulse is a Swiss aircraft designed for long-range flights, traveling under the power of nothing more than ... for as long as a pilot wants to fly. This is a project dreamed up by Bertrand ...

Switching to an electric power ... be able to fly it.” Gillen has been a pilot since 2008 and has flown electric aircraft in the past, but this is his first experience flying a hybrid.

French pilot Raphael Dinelli will fly solo across ... circling the world on solar power alone. For this newest escapade, Dinelli will be behind the yoke of a glider-like airplane equipped with ...