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evlPanda > 9 months ago, 19 Sep 2019

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evlPanda

NSW

9207 posts

19 Sep 2019 3:22pm

I stumbled across this on my YouTube feed while "watching television" last night.

The Sunseeker Duo sports a wingspan of 23 meters (75 feet) and the propeller will be driven by a 20 kW direct drive motor, with power provided by 72 lithium-polymer batteries, wired in series. Those batteries are said to store enough power to allow 20 minutes of full-power climbing, and following this, the pilot may glide while they charge. When above the clouds, the Sunseeker Duo will have the capacity to cruise on direct solar power for hours.

www.solar-flight.com

This is fantastic on a big screen:

cauncy

WA

8407 posts

19 Sep 2019 3:09pm

Farked if your flying out of Manchester airport, delayed until summer

japie

NSW

7145 posts

19 Sep 2019 5:18pm

That was s very cool although you'd have to have nerves of steel in turbulence. That wing would get a good wobble up!

nebbian

WA

6277 posts

19 Sep 2019 4:57pm

This guy has been doing it for a while:

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