Solar-Powered Helios
The Helios aircraft reached 76,271 ft. on its first solar-powered flight this month, its trial run coming close to breaking the 80,201-ft. record set by its smaller Pathfinder-Plus predecessor in 1998. AeroVironment plans to reach 100,000 ft. with Helios on the next flight in the first half of...
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