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AeroTEC says it will work with Pratt & Whitney Canada on the modification and flight test of a hybrid-electric aircraft in Moses Lake, Wash.

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The cells were wired to match their maximum power point voltage as closely as possible to the plane’s 3S lithium-ion battery pack, enabling the solar cells to charge the battery directly.

Powered entirely by the sun, the plane is the first of its kind to fly at night. The goal? A 20-day, 20-night trip around the world.

Solar plane makes aviation history like other solo flights in May The Solar Impulse 2, a solar powered plane, knocking down solo flight records much like Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart did ...

And Boeing did sell the airplane, for both military and civilian use. Within a few months of the Dash 80 rollout, the Air Force ordered the first of what were ultimately hundreds of KC-135 tankers.

T he Solar Impulse 2, a plane attempting to fly around the world using solar power, was forced to land Monday in Nagoya, Japan due to inclement weather. The experimental aircraft — flown and ...

A solar RC plane has several difficult engineering challenges masquerading as one. First, you need a solid, efficient airframe with enough surface area for solar panels.

First, let's work out how much power the plane captures from sunlight. The Solar Impulse has about the same wingspan as a 747 airplane, and its wings are covered in nearly 12,000 solar cells.

An experimental solar-powered plane whose makers hope to one day circle the globe using only energy collected from the sun took off for its first 24-hour test flight Wednesday.