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.[1][2]
| SolarStratos | |
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| 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 |
| Industry | Air transport |
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| Founded | 2014 |
| Founder | Raphaël Domjan |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Raphaël Domjan |
| Products | Aviation, Renewable energy |
| Website | SolarStratos |
Specifications (SolarStratos)
Data from [3]
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
- Flieger-Revue 4/2017 Page 32 Mit Strom in die Stratosphäre
- SolarStratos flies at Last!
- "L'AVION" (in French). Retrieved 1 November 2017.
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