Batteries May Replace Fuel Cells for Solar-Powered 'Perpetual' Fliers

Improving battery technology is raising questions as to whether fuel cells are the device to use for "perpetual" flight--staying up for weeks or months with solar power and getting through the night with stored power. The NASA-funded AeroVironment Helios drone was to demonstrate about 40 hr. of...

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