It depends on how much power your plane uses for solar cells. If you have this setting, be sure to look for a panel that meets this setting. After finding it, confirm whether the panel is enough to be placed on your. from the plane. In addition, I will tell you if if the battery panel is not facing the sun during the aircraft flight, the power supply will be affected, so you also need to consider adding energy storage equipment. After that you need to consider. if your aircraft can be equipped with these elements.
Performance of Helios unmanned aircraft
The world's largest solar aircraft, Solar Impulse 2, is a long-endurance solar aircraft that can fly continuously day and night without consume a drop of fuel. , the energy required for flight is entirely provided by solar cells. Its wingspan reaches 72 meters, just behind the largest commercial airlinerial A380 (79.75 meters), but its weight is only about 2,300 kilograms, which is equivalent to a semi-family car.
What does a solar-powered airplane look like?
The Helios unmanned aircraft is equipped with 62,000 SunPower double-sided silicon solar panels on the upper wing, which can convert 19% of received solar energy into electrical energy, with the highest power at noon. in summer Can reach 35 kilowatts. On the Helios, it also carries a liquid hydrogen fuel cell to complement the solar battery to provide energy for night flights. It can fly continuously in the stratosphere for two weeks before the liquid hydrogen it carries runs out.
The motor consumes as much energy as a household hair dryer. Helios is an unmanned aircraft powered by solar energy. It is developed and manufactured by Aero Environmental Corporation of Monrovia, California. The plane has a total of 14 thrusters and the engine uses about the same energy as a standard hair dryer. When the sun is not very strong in the morning, the solar cells equipped by Helios can provide 10 kilowatts of electrical power to the aircraft, allowing the aircraft to climb at a speed of 33 meters per second. At noon, the electrical energy supplied by the battery reaches 40 kilowatts, and the energy performance of the aircraft reaches its optimal state. At night, the plane relies on stored electrical energy for its cruising flight.
On July 7, 1981, the small solar-powered plane "Solar Challenger" flew quietly into the sky. After five and a half hours of flying 260 kilometers across the English Channel, we flew from Paris to London in one go. This historic flight shows that solar energy has entered the aeronautical field.
The recently developed large-scale solar aircraft "Falcon" was launchedhas already carried out a test flight, taking a new important step in terms of practicality. Its huge wings are covered in solar cells, driving eight propellers to slowly stir the air with very little noise. The speed reaches 145 kilometers per hour. The “heel” part of the “Falcon” is also equipped with missiles with excellent performance.
Solar-powered planes will never be able to land and become a mobile fortress in the air.