Solar-powered aircraft

This is a solar-powered aircraft that features a main fixed wing and several smaller secondary wings. These secondary wings, along with one of the tail panels, are covered in solar panels and can rotate around a central axis. The rotation allows the aircraft to adjust its flight characteristics and potentially optimize solar energy capture.

Why it matters: Solar panel efficiency and battery energy density have significantly improved since 2016. These advancements make the power and weight requirements for an aircraft with rotating, solar-covered wings more feasible.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: SpecializedCustom rotating wing mechanisms, solar integration, flight control

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