Innovators gear up work on ‘green’ hydrogen plane with plans for nonstop 9-day trip around Earth
When aviation pioneer Bertrand Piccard a decade ago spearheaded a much-hyped flight around the world in a plane powered by ...
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The solar-powered aircraft flying high in the atmosphere
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 ...
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Hard Lessons Learned While Building A Solar RC Plane
Although not the first to try and build a DIY solar-powered remote control airplane, [ProjectAir]’s recent attempt is the most significant one in recent memory. It follows [rctestflight]’s ...
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World’s first pods that convert aircraft wind into energy installed at US airport
JetWind Power Corporation has installed Energy Capturing Pods at Dallas Airport to harness aircraft-generated wind for ...
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BAE systems' solar aircraft completes pivotal 24-hour flight
Recent trials conducted at Spaceport America in New Mexico, USA, demonstrated that the solar-powered aircraft can remain ... improve the solar efficiency and energy storage capacity, paving ...
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Say goodbye to solar panels ― Free energy flying this drone in your garden
Groundbreaking research has made renewable energy that is not confined to large wind turbines or solar panels a reality.