Solar Powered Plane
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I've heard of these types of planes before, but I thought this was interesting.
Solar-Powered Flight! What do you guys think of the aerodynamics of this plane? Would a fixed-wing shaped plane like a B2 bomber or Boeing X-48 be better? http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachmen...1&d=1383671322 |
1) With SOLAR power, huge amounts of (wing) surface area are important for gathering/generating electrical power.
2) At the airspeeds that plane "loiters" along at, highly swept-back wings, ala' B2, are of absolutely NO use. 3) Basically, it's a sun-powered GLIDER, so long, thin wings are appropriate. |
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