Solar Craft Flies Through Two Nights 156
An anonymous reader writes "A solar-powered, unmanned craft has flown for 54 hours — a record for both unmanned aerial vehicles and solar craft. None before has managed to store enough solar energy to fly through more than one night. There is also a video showing the 18m carbon fiber wing craft being launched."
engouh solar energy (Score:5, Funny)
"Engouh Solar Energy (ESE) is a newly-discovered form of solar energy capable of lighting even the darkest parents' basement to the point where the average nerd can neither see his keyboard nor the inevitable typos he'll make on internet discussion boards."
Just one question... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:What the...? (Score:3, Funny)
I read it as "enough". Then again, I read this article [slashdot.org] earlier.
Re:What the...? (Score:4, Funny)
What the hell kind of spelling mistake is that?
Re:lol (Score:3, Funny)
Robotic, solar powered flying overlords?
Re:What good is it? (Score:4, Funny)
Well if you're in the used battery business, this thing is a gold mine!
Innovative solution to the nighttime problem (Score:5, Funny)
Re:lol (Score:3, Funny)
Glass houses... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:An idea (Score:4, Funny)
I have an idea- how about mounting some LEDs on the wings which could help boost the amount of light the solar panels recieve? You could keep going for like, forever.
Re:Innovative solution to the nighttime problem (Score:3, Funny)