solar powered airplanes

**russ** · 10-04-2009, 12:59 AM

Check the amount of power the plane requires per kilometer and then the amount of panels required. You would have to have a very large trailer towed behind the plane!

There are small electric battery operated planes - for one see

An Electric Airplane With Room For Two

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/07/an-electric-airplane-with-room-for-two/

OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — Skipping the majority of the alphabet, the innovative designer who brought the single-seat Electraflyer C to the AirVenture show last year is back with a two-seater called Electraflyer-X. Randall Fishman had the electric airplane niche to himself when he stared tinkering with a battery-powered hanglider a few years ago, and he was […]

**PoorSap** · 10-04-2009, 11:43 AM

this is a neat little solar plane I saw on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcWSI03NKo0

**CarrieTaylor** · 09-15-2011, 10:53 PM

Dont know about fuel cell airplanes, but thanks to PoorSap for video

**russ** · 09-16-2011, 09:38 AM

Originally posted by CarrieTaylor

Dont know about fuel cell airplanes, but thanks to PoorSap for video

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**john p** · 09-16-2011, 10:50 PM

Anything Carrie Taylor says is totally useless. and meaningless. and totally random.
I think she reads posts on a bong smoking site and then puts her replies on here for some unknown reason.

**russ** · 09-17-2011, 12:02 AM

Originally posted by john p

Anything Carrie Taylor says is totally useless. and meaningless. and totally random.
I think she reads posts on a bong smoking site and then puts her replies on here for some unknown reason.

She was just trying to drop a link to her site. The first post didn't have the link and then I didn't look close - just thought the posts were foolish. Kater I went back and rectified that.

**KRenn** · 09-24-2011, 12:26 AM

Great, I can see all the additional fees they'd hit us with.

"Green Energy Usage Fee"-$25

"Renewable Energy Added Baggage Fee"-$30

"Beverages cooled by renewable technology"-$10

"Green Headphones For Watching B-Grade Movies"-$15

**simonbond** · 02-14-2012, 07:59 AM

Solar panels

Its seems good solar to hear about the solar powered airplanes. But I think its still not 100% efficient technology. I want to know that how it will work in night time or in rainy seasons?

**russ** · 02-14-2012, 08:14 AM

Originally posted by simonbond

Its seems good solar to hear about the solar powered airplanes. But I think its still not 100% efficient technology. I want to know that how it will work in night time or in rainy seasons?

Simon - You say you are in the solar business and post stuff like this?

Russ

**TnAndy** · 02-14-2012, 09:45 AM

Originally posted by simonbond

Its seems good solar to hear about the solar powered airplanes. But I think its still not 100% efficient technology. I want to know that how it will work in night time or in rainy seasons?

Well, clearly, by the use of grid tied extension cords..................

**crotalus** · 04-09-2012, 06:28 AM

Some time ago I saw a fascinating show on one of the cable channels about a solar powered airplane. The show went from the design, construction, testing to the flight. I can't remember what channel it was on. Could have been the National Geographic or one like it. The plane was able to stay up for more than a day by charging the batteries during the daylight. At night the guy almost froze to death.

It was called the "Solar Impulse".

You can find a short article here "www.nytimes.com/2010/07/09/world/europe/09plane.html".
They want to fly this thing around the world. "www.gizmag.com/solar-impulse-solar-plane-first-international-flight/18534/ "

Cut and paste the URLs in your browser and take a look.

Keith

**Abaddon** · 04-09-2012, 06:51 AM

Inter Solar system

Hi,

SOLAR IMPULSE Designer: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Bertrand Piccard Flying Altitude: 10 Km Wingspan: 70-meter Solar Impulse too aims to circumnavigate the Earth. The single-pilot solar-powered aircraft comes with 2,700 square feet of monocrystalline solar cells.

**russ** · 04-09-2012, 12:36 PM

Originally posted by Abaddon

Hi,

SOLAR IMPULSE Designer: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Bertrand Piccard Flying Altitude: 10 Km Wingspan: 70-meter Solar Impulse too aims to circumnavigate the Earth. The single-pilot solar-powered aircraft comes with 2,700 square feet of monocrystalline solar cells.

Pray tell what the purpose of this useless information is? The aircraft mentioned is a university toy with zero practical applications.

**Sunking** · 04-09-2012, 12:59 PM

Originally posted by russ

Pray tell what the purpose of this useless information is?

Actually there is a purpose for such an aircraft although be it military application for spying and communications. NASA built and test Helios in 2001 that achieved a world record altitude before crashing into the ocean.

It has not been done yet but the idea is you can send up a solar power power assisted glider up to 80,000 feet carrying cameras and radio transponders for communication above a battle field for surveillance and repeater radio operations for ground forces. At night it glides with a very low sink rate of less than 100/fpm, and then during the day climb.

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