The airplane engine is powered by solar cells on the 20m-long wings and 9m body. “During the daytime, it flies utilizing a solar cell and battery power as a source of energy and, during the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The solar-powered plane a decade ago was a technological feat, but wasn't scalable, said Raphael Dinelli, the Climate Impulse engineer and co-pilot. To accommodate 100 passengers, a souped-up ...

First unveiled to the public in April, the solar-powered craft is set to attempt an around-the-world flight next year. The Solar Impulse 2 took 50 engineers, 80 technological partners, and 100 ...

The solar-powered plane was a technological feat in 2015, but wasn't scalable, said Climate Impulse engineer and co-pilot Raphael Dinelli. Limited in range, that plane had to make more than a ...

After 64 days of continuous flight, a solar-powered drone-satellite developed ... “The prototype aircraft's flight ended when the Zephyr 8 UAS encountered events that led to its unexpected ...