AlleyCat
2018-07-18 06:50:18 UTC
Google's Solar-Powered Internet Plane Crashed in New Mexico
Google has been researching a solar-cell plane named Solara 50 for the
past few months, testing it for an ambitious Internet connectivity
project. Apparently, though, the plane crashed in the desert on May 1, a
fact that has been kept quiet but is now coming to light as the National
Transportation Safety Board launches an inquiry into the event.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/drones/a15794/googles-solar-
powered-plane-crashed/
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SOLAR FPV Plane V3 Crash and Testing - RCTESTFLIGHT
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Here's What Caused Facebook's Solar Powered Drone To Crash
Strong winds...
[giggle]
http://fortune.com/2016/12/16/facebook-solar-powered-drone-crash/
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Helios Crash Probed
As much as 75 percent, by weight, of the Helios Prototype solar electric
airplane that crashed into the Pacific Ocean June 26 has been recovered
from the waters several miles west of the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
The Helios Prototype is part of a NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
project to develop unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies to enable
UAVs to perform a variety of long-duration missions including
environmental monitoring and telecommunications relay services. Helios was
built and operated by AeroVironment, Inc. of Monrovia, Calif.
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/research/helios.html
NASA: Crashing Planes
Google has been researching a solar-cell plane named Solara 50 for the
past few months, testing it for an ambitious Internet connectivity
project. Apparently, though, the plane crashed in the desert on May 1, a
fact that has been kept quiet but is now coming to light as the National
Transportation Safety Board launches an inquiry into the event.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/drones/a15794/googles-solar-
powered-plane-crashed/
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SOLAR FPV Plane V3 Crash and Testing - RCTESTFLIGHT
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Here's What Caused Facebook's Solar Powered Drone To Crash
Strong winds...
[giggle]
http://fortune.com/2016/12/16/facebook-solar-powered-drone-crash/
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Helios Crash Probed
As much as 75 percent, by weight, of the Helios Prototype solar electric
airplane that crashed into the Pacific Ocean June 26 has been recovered
from the waters several miles west of the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
The Helios Prototype is part of a NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
project to develop unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies to enable
UAVs to perform a variety of long-duration missions including
environmental monitoring and telecommunications relay services. Helios was
built and operated by AeroVironment, Inc. of Monrovia, Calif.
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/research/helios.html
NASA: Crashing Planes
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