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Zephyr a new solar power UAV has flown 7 days non-stop.

Yuma : AZ : USA | Jul 16, 2010 at 7:50 AM PDT
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Zephyr UAV solar powered

The Zephyr wieghs just 50 kg and can be launched by five people! Although built in the UK it took off from US Army proving ground in Yuma last Friday. It is still in the air and is expected to stay aloft for two weeks. It has already been up five times longer than the official record recognized by the world air sports federation

The plane has been developed by the defence and research company Qinetiq. The planes are expected to have many military and civilian applications in the future. Unlike satellites they can stay over a location for some time and unlike traditional UAV's they do not need refuelling. The solar powered batteries drive propellers and also store enough power to keep them aloft overnight.

The plane is 50 per cent larger than its predecessor and has a wing span of 22.5 meters.

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Posted By themerryonion themerryonion | almost 2 years ago
This is great! A whole new energy world is opening up.
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Posted By BMcPherson BMcPherson | almost 2 years ago
Human ingenuity certainly shines here!
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Posted By RaulDeSouza RaulDeSouza | almost 2 years ago
I think this is more of a Drone its good they are making things which will help create no pollution.
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Reply By northsunm32 northsunm32 | almost 2 years ago
A drone is a type of UAV. It is not a manned plane but just recently a manned solar powered plane was able to stay aloft overnight in the same way as this UAV by managing to store enough power in the batteries to keep it up overnight.
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