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Aurora flies prototype solar-powered UAV, Aviation Week & Space Technology, 18 May 2009, p 17
In US, the Light Eagle human-powered aircraft has now been fitted with thin-film amorphous-silicon solar cells, a 12 ft diameter propeller, an electric motor, and batteries for night flying. The 114 ft span Sunlight Eagle represents a step towards an ultra-long-endurance surveillance platform.
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Journal title: Aviation Week & Space Technology
Keywords: 4 Propulsion - 4.5 Solar propulsion
Subjects: Mechanical and industrial engineering, Aerospace engineering, Aircraft Operation, Solar energy, Solar thermal, Aviation, Distributed storage, Photovoltaics, Solar cells