By the force of the Sun

1995/03/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Garraioak
• Aeronautika

It has 30 meters wide, 210 kilos of weight and 45 kilos of transport capacity. It can be moved at an altitude of 30,000 meters at 170 km/h. Pathfinder is a new aircraft and, although the above features do not say anything new, it is a special plane because it will only use solar energy.

The prototype has been built at the California base of Edwards, where it has been seen flying for the first time. It was an ancestral dream of AeroViroment and it cannot be denied that it caused great expectation. Military, technical and commercial airlines have shown great interest in the project. No wonder. Without scales or scales will have a great autonomy of movement by not having to take fuel. In addition, thanks to the energy cells that have been installed in the wings, you can develop a power between 2,000 and 8,000 watts.

Obviously, the area of use can be expanded as many times as desired. It can be used as a mobile telecommunication signage zone, spy centre or research centre. On the way to bread is an invention that can be easily paid.