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BAE's PHASA-35 Solar aircraft completes stratospheric trials
19 Dec 2024 10:56 GMT
Designed to operate as a high-altitude, long-endurance surveillance and reconnaissance platform the aircraft – defined as a High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) - has been designed by BAE Systems subsidiary Prismatic, a …
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UK-made solar aircraft hopes to steer global race to conquer the stratosphere
04 Dec 2024 09:17 GMT
For most of our satellite needs, we rely on Elon Musk’s SpaceX but could we have a solution closer to home ITV News Science Editor Martin Stew
We rely on satellites for everything from weather forecasting, to communications and even spying. What if we …
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India has prepared a special solar plane, border surveillance will become easier; its features will surprise you
15 Sep 2024 05:25 GMT
… in India are building a solar plane that will prove to be …
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India’s new solar aircraft: All you need to know about UAV that can fly 20 km high and float for months
15 Sep 2024 02:57 GMT
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India's Pseudo-Satellite: Solar Plane That Can Fly For 90 Days At A Time
14 Sep 2024 15:37 GMT
The biggest advantage of the platform is that it can be used to continuously monitor enemy territory.
In what will be a significant addition to India's arsenal, scientists have been developing a solar-powered plane that can fly up to 90 days at a …
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Skydweller Aero completes world’s first unmanned flight of large solar aircraft
05 Apr 2024 10:59 GMT
Skydweller Aero has successfully completed the world’s first unmanned flight of a large-scale solar powered aircraft.
The aircraft, named Skydweller, took off and landed from Stennis International Airport (HSA) in the United States (US) autonomously in …
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Unmanned solar aircraft makes successful flight at Stennis International Airport
04 Apr 2024 16:16 GMT
A company that has created a solar-powered aircraft completed an unmanned flight at Stennis International Airport on Thursday, the company announced.
Skydweller, which has a wingspan greater than a 747, completed the world’s first successful unmanned …
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Skydweller Aero advances autonomous maritime patrol aircraft testing with military payloads
22 Jan 2025 22:12 GMT
… ., a global leader in uncrewed solar aircraft and Perpetual Flight systems, continues …
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Man Who Circumnavigated World In Balloon & Solar Plane Now Wants To Do It In A Hydrogen Aircraft
11 Feb 2024 17:44 GMT
Summary
Bertrand Picard plans to fly a green hydrogen-powered aircraft worldwide in 2028.
Hydrogen is a more sustainable solution for aviation, as it generates water when combusted.
The aviation industry is actively exploring using hydrogen to reduce …
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Mars terraforming hopes boosted as NASA announces pioneering solar plane mission
25 Jan 2024 15:12 GMT
Hopes of terraforming Mars have taken a step closer after plans were unveiled for a huge, solar-powered plane which will cruise across the Red Planet in search of water.
The MAGGIE (Mars Aerial and Ground Global Intelligent Explorer) aircraft is currently …