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How far are we from creating a aircraft, like a glider that can maintain its altitude that can fly indefinitely.
by 999900000999 3y ago
How far are we from creating a aircraft, like a glider that can maintain its altitude that can fly indefinitely.
- dweinus 3y agoRoughly -8 years from now: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/inside-first-solar-powered-flight-around-world-180968000/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/inside-first-solar...
- jauntywundrkind 3y agoMinus seven years. Facebook Aquila was launched in 2016. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook_Aquila https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook_Aquila Oops, beaten by Solar Impulse, as other commenter points out. Let's up the stakes? How long until a solar aircraft runs on another planet? NASA is talking up Mars Aerial and Ground Global Intelligent Explorer (MAGGIE). Very low atmospheric density, and 59% the solar energy. https://www.nasa.gov/general/mars-aerial-and-ground-global-intelligent-explorer/ https://www.nasa.gov/general/mars-aerial-and-ground-global-i...