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Because solar panel math doesn't work. It's the same reason it makes no sense to put solar panels on a car: the solar panels would add minutes of driving daily
by kjksf 1y ago
Because solar panel math doesn't work.
It's the same reason it makes no sense to put solar panels on a car: the solar panels would add minutes of driving daily.
You would need massive area of solar panels to power a sub which is obviously not workable if you want to be stealthy.
- lordnacho 1y agoBut I'm thinking of a sub that is mostly just a solar panel. You don't need to be able to put a person in it? Don't you get a few hundred watts from a square meter?
- 15155 1y agoYou need far more than a few hundred watts to move something in the open water, and these semi-submersibles aren't typically more than 30' vessels. The math doesn't work out.
- mbirth 1y agoRCTestFlight begs to differ: > 72hrs On My Unlimited Range Solar Boat > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc2PFExZXas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc2PFExZXas
- 93po 1y agoa narco sub could easily be 50x the weight, needs to move significantly faster (RCTF boat is going like 5mph tops), and is fighting against extremely strong currents and waves (RCTF is on extremely still calm water).