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Originally Posted by carambola
what if the solar was only used to maintain speed while in the air and another fuel was used for takeoff?
a solar powered glider kinda thing
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Sure that would be possible, but the bird will only be "useful" for surveillance or science..... It is never going to be the future of general or commercial aviation because photovoltaic solar does not make enough useful energy and batteries alone are WAY too heavy.
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