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Solar Craft Flies Through Two Nights

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the nasa-awash-with-envy dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A solar-powered, unmanned craft has flown for 54 hours — a record for both unmanned aerial vehicles and solar craft. None before has managed to store enough solar energy to fly through more than one night. There is also a video showing the 18m carbon fiber wing craft being launched."

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  1. Re:What good is it? by stoolpigeon · · Score: 4, Insightful

    it's good for learning things to be used in later vehicles that will accomplish, you know, stuff

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    It's hard to believe that's how Micronians are made. Why don't we see it right now by having you both kiss one another?
  2. Re:Ann Rice's vampires do this by ScrewMaster · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yes, but then again vampires aren't exactly solar powered. Unless you count the motivation to avoid the Sun as a power source.

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  3. What the? by veganboyjosh · · Score: 2, Insightful

    enouhh


    What the hell kind of spelling mistake is that? Come on editors, at least READ the edited summary...
  4. What if it flew in the opposite direction of sun by CrazyJim1 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    During the day, it flys with the sun, to get a longer day. Then during the night, it flys in the opposite direction in order to achieve a shorter night.

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  5. Huh??? by Gription · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I think the quantity of energy that it takes to go over 1000 miles an hour is going to be pretty hard to collect in a solar powered plane.