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Re: Idea
| quote: | Originally posted by Sunsnail
Ok:
It's a big flying aircraft. It runs solely off of its solar panels. It flies in such a way that it is always in the sun. Therefore, it can fly for decades!
It serves no use, but I think it would be a cool idea. Science applied because you can.
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| quote: | | The Pathfinder is a lightweight, solar-powered, remotely piloted flying wing aircraft that is demonstrating the technology of applying solar power for long-duration, high-altitude flight. It is literally the pathfinder for a future fleet of solar-powered aircraft that could stay airborne for weeks or months on scientific sampling and imaging missions. |
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/...S-034-DFRC.html
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