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March 30th 05, 04:56 PM
Larry Dighera
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Solar Electric Powered Aircraft
Could this be the future?
Sunseeker
http://solar-flight.com/
The Solair 2
http://www.solair.de/timer.htm
is a second generation
solar electric powered aircraft. Here are the specification (in
German):
http://www.solair.de/frame.htm
English language information is he
http://www.delago.de/solair/EHome.htm
Builders other projects:
http://solar-flight.com/davespics/dedication.htm
Zephyr 3, a solar-powered propeller-driven vehicle, is set to fly to
132,000 feet
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3016082.stm
Sanswire Networks stratellite:
http://www.economist.com/science/tq/...ory_id=3423026
AeroVironment's Helios:
http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Pho...ios/index.html
http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Education/E...aii/index.html
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/r...st/helios.html
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/n...ews/index.html
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/n...002/02-24.html
A history of solar powered aircraft is he
http://www.solarflugzeuge.de/
Larry Dighera