Solar Powered Airplane

[Rob Beckers]

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/international/2007/11/05/magnay.ecosswiss.solar.plane.cnn

Anyone know what battery technology they're using? Storing enough energy to get through the night would be quite a bit of weight in batteries.

-RoB-

[Joe Blake]

I couldn't view the video (I don't like allowing cookies) but is this the same beastie?

http://www.gizmag.com.au/go/7990/

Might be a few useful links here for you.

Joe

[Joe Blake]

Or this one?

http://www.gizmag.com/go/4823/

Joe

[Rob Beckers]

Yeah, it's the last link you mentioned Joe. The around-the-world flight without any fuel (other than the sun). Here's another link: http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMP5W5DIAE_index_0.html

-RoB-