The team at [Bearospace Industries] has been working on the challenge for the while, and their Solar Dragon aircraft recently had a very successful test flight, producing about 50% more power than ...

The Solar Impulse 2, a solar-powered aircraft, etched a milestone in green aviation in 2016, by successfully voyaging around the world. Bertrand Piccard, co-founder and pilot of Solar Impulse 2 ...

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 ...

The drone - with a wingspan of 12.5 metres - is to be used for earth observations including environmental monitoring, disaster response and a range of commercial applications.

The Odysseus by Aurora Flight Sciences ... fly on battery power alone. Together, the three sections would span almost 500 feet. Advanced composite materials and double-sided solar panels are ...

Following a groundbreaking round-the-world trip in the solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse 2 in 2016, Piccard is flying around the world again – but, this time, using a plane called Climate ...

Christchurch man Mark Rocket has hit stratospheric heights. Rocket confirmed overnight that his startup Kea Aerospace had successfully completed the first flight to the stratosphere by its ...

For [Daniel Riley] AKA [rctestflight] that project is a solar powered RC plane which to date spans 4 years, 4 versions and 13 videos. It is a treasure trove of information collected through hard ...

Airbus’ high-altitude pseudo-satellite spinoff company Aalto has completed its first flight from its new base in Kenya. One ...

Starting in 2015, the solar-powered aircraft spent 16 months flying around the world, except it flew at an average speed of 28 to 34 mph. Solar Impulse 2 is part of a movement in recent years to ...

Embraer Executive Jets in Melbourne, Florida, is working with Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) to expand its use of ...