Skydweller Reports First Autonomy Flights With Solar Impulse 2

Skydweller
The Skydweller pseudo-satellite UAV is based on the Solar Impulse 2 round-the-world aircraft.
Credit: Skydweller Aero
U.S.-Spanish startup Skydweller Aero has completed a series of closed-loop autonomous-control flight tests as it continues development of a long-endurance unmanned aircraft based on the Solar Impulse 2 (SI2) solar-powered, round-the-world aircraft. The 10 manned flights from Albacete, Spain...
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