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The large-scale solar drone “Venus 50” successfully completed its first flight. The drone took off at 5:50 p.m. and landed smoothly after 26 minutes of flight. The aircraft was in good condition and all systems were operating normally. The first flight was a complete success. It is understood that the "Venus 50" is the first ultra-large format, high-altitude, low-speed drone developed by the aviation industry. It is the first large-scale drone with a dual-fuselage configuration and the first all-UAV. Large-scale electric drone with solar energy as the sole source of energy.
The plane is a “pseudo-satellite” that can fly continuously at high altitude. It can use solar energy to stay in the air for a long time and can carry out high-altitude reconnaissance, forest fire monitoring, atmospheric environment monitoring, mappinggeographic and relay tasks. The materials used in the fuselage of domestic large-scale solar unmanned aircraft, including wings, are mainly composite materials and new energy materials, which can not only reduce the mechanical losses caused by solar unmanned aircraft during flight. , but also significantly improve the service life. unmanned aircraft during their use also exceeded previous values in terms of flight altitude. The maximum flight altitude can reach 20,000 meters. It can complete various data collection and detection in near space locations, such as high-altitude monitoring and geographic landforms. Draw data collection, communication data reception, etc.
The total length of the solar-powered unmanned aircraft is about fifty meters, and both sides of the wings are covered with panelssolar. The only drawback is that due to the energy provided by solar energy, the flight speed is reduced. of the unmanned aircraft is limited. It is limited to a maximum speed of 100 kilometers per hour, but because it uses solar energy as a power source, it also significantly reduces the cost of manufacturing the unmanned aircraft.
On September 3, in Yulin, Shaanxi, the Venus 50 solar-powered drone independently developed by China's First Aviation Academy was successfully launched for the first time. The “Daystar 50” took off that day at 5:50 p.m. and landed safely at 6:16 p.m. after a 26-minute flight. The aircraft was in good condition, all operations were carried out normally and the first flight was a complete success.
Feature 1:
Feature 1 is that Venus 50 large-scale solar drone is China's first ultra-long, low-speed drone with ultra-long ratior/rope, and it is also the first in the world. The first fully electric giant drone with a two-body structure and solar energy as the sole power source. Among them, the biggest advantages of catamaran design are carrying capacity and range. The wings of the catamaran design are longer. The wingspan of the Venus 50 (the distance between the left and right wingtips) is 50 meters, which is equivalent to 60.12 meters of a Boeing 787.
Function 2:< /p> Feature 2 of the Venus 50 is that it has a modular design, which can quickly break down an aircraft in two, or add a module to the fuselage group. And its elongation rate is also very high. “Aspect ratio” is calculated by dividing the square of the wingspan by the wing area. Therefore, a thin wing has a longer aspect ratio, aspect ratio and flight time. Theoretically, it could survive in the sky for months,even years. But now?The Star 50 mission? is a flight lasting seven days. In order to improve the efficiency of photoelectric conversion and avoid atmospheric interference, the Venus 50 solar-powered drone flies in the stratosphere and can reach a maximum height of more than 20,000 meters.
In general, the future is dominated by new energy, and solar drones use the sun's energy to store excess energy in a day's battery. Use batteries for continuous flight at night. Compared to planes using chemical fuel, solar-powered planes will not pollute the air and are a truly green and environmentally friendly means of transportation. According to research firm NSR, the market for ultra-high altitude aircraft, such as drones and spacecraft flying in the stratosphere, will reach $1.7 billion over the next ten years.