Put solar panels on a drone so it doesn t need a battery.
Military solar powered drone.
Handout china military.
The solar powered quadcopter drone can be controlled by remote control or programmed to fly autonomously using a gps system incorporated into the aircraft.
It s awesome assuming your motives are.
Having already taken to the stratosphere and breaking multiple world records zephyr is an innovative solution currently under development by airbus.
Zephyr is the world s leading solar electric stratospheric unmanned aerial system uas with a wingspan of 25m and weighs less than 75kg.
Solar powered drones like the caihong t4 nasa helios prototype and zephyr s that can stay airborne for months or potentially years have significant geo political implications.
It s a brilliant idea.
To date solar drones have been used for mapping surveillance remote sensing and more.
So far it has been flown by remote control up to an.
Though many people immediately associate unmanned drones with military use or some kind of dubious espionage activity.
Nus students have built a quadcopter drone that can be powered solely by sunlight.
Both google and facebook have invested in projects looking at using solar powered drones for this purpose but the projects have since been canceled.
This prototype is a proof of concept to show that solar powered drones can.
Without a battery you could fly a drone as long as the sun keeps shining.
Solar powered drones are ideally suited for carrying out extensive surveillance and military reconnaissance operations.
Avic has successfully tested the morning star a solar powered drone which is designed to remain in the air for months.
Solar powered drone could fly nonstop for five years.