SolarStratos

SolarStratos
SolarStratos at its base in Payerne in 2016.
Role Experimental solar-powered aircraft
National origin Switzerland
Manufacturer SolarStratos
Designer Calin Gologan
First flight 5 may 2017[1]
SolarStratos SA
Industry Air transport
Founded 2014
Founder Raphaël Domjan
Headquarters Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
Key people
 Raphaël Domjan
Products Aviation, Renewable energy
Website SolarStratos

SolarStratos is an aeronautical project aimed at flying a solar-powered airplane for the first time to the stratosphere. The SolarStratos airplane is the first commercial two-seater solar-powered aircraft in history, it will also be the first manned solar-powered aircraft to enter the stratosphere.[2][3]

Specifications (SolarStratos)

Data from [4]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 8.5 m (27 ft 11 in)
  • Wingspan: 24.8 m (81 ft 4 in)
  • Gross weight: 450 kg (992 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × unspecified electric motor, 32 kW (43 hp) at 2200 rpm, with 90% efficiency
  • Solar cells: 22 m2 (240 sq ft)
  • Cells efficiency: 22-24%
  • Battery: Lithium-ion -20 kWh (72 MJ)
  • Propellers: 4-bladed variable-pitch propeller, 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) diameter

Performance

  • Endurance: more than 24 hours

See also

References

  1. ↑ SHIVALI, SHIVALI. "SolarStratos takes to the skies: Two-seater plane that will soar to the edge of space NEXT YEAR completes its first test flight". Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Flieger-Revue 4/2017 Page 32 Mit Strom in die Stratosphäre
  3. ↑ SolarStratos flies at Last!
  4. ↑ "L'AVION" (in French). Retrieved 1 November 2017.


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