Solar-Powered Skydweller Conducts First Uncrewed Flight

Graham Warwick April 08, 2024
Credit: Skydweller Aero
Skydweller Aero has conducted the first autonomous flight of its solar-powered, heavy-payload, long-endurance uncrewed aircraft, a modification of the Solar Impulse 2 aircraft that flew around the world on solar power in 2015-16. The 236-ft.-wingspan aircraft flew from Stennis International Airport...
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