Helios Solar Powered Aircraft
by admin on Saturday, March 13th, 2010 | 25 Comments
Compilation of test flights.
Pathfinder Solar Plane preceeded Centurion. Pathfinder turned into Pathfinder+ by removing the original center panel and replacing it with a panel that was about 48 feet in length. Centurion turned into Helios Prototype, which turned into Helios and Helios with a fuel cell. The difference between Centurion and Helios prototype was removing the center panel and adding 2 new center panels. Helios flew with 5 pods and had a full solar array. The fuel cell version was made by removing the center pod and replacing it with the fuel cell pod. That is the one at the end of the video.
Duration : 0:4:4
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lololz it looks …
lololz it looks like it can barely hold its own weight
surely it has to …
surely it has to land at night? ever heard of something called a battery?
@kailuafrog
And …
@kailuafrog
And some strongly insisted that the world could end… In fact there are some many, that if they were true, we just are living million of years after them… There are many many alternatives to electricity to power big things and that’s not today fuels…
well there is one.. …
well there is one…..the jet stream
u youtubers are …
u youtubers are idiots, surely it has to land at night
lol.89 years later …
lol.89 years later it passes by your house(hey isnt that the wierd plane they launched in 2006).(yea).(kool).(i knoe).(land damit land)
no i dont think it …
no i dont think it has crashed …i dont think they would put all that effort int something this beutiful for it to crash i think it may well be still u.p there and may be up there for decades to come
Does anyone know …
Does anyone know where I can find the crash part of this video?
Some strongly …
Some strongly insisted that humans could not survive 30 MpH.
So was the first …
So was the first airplane to fly or the first car to drive.
no we need a plane …
no we need a plane that runs on something cols instead of heat because if you go to alaska with a sun or heat powered plane your sqewed!!!
Think about it, all …
Think about it, all youd ultimately need is to imbed solar panels on top of the wings of the plane, brilliant! Not to mention the battery but still, it would be more space efficient since all the space the gas tank takes up is reduced to a much smaller battery.
Little practical …
Little practical use? What if commercial jets become solar powered. Each commercial jet uses about 3600 gallons of fuel an hour. Sounds potentially useful especially since this is only a prototype.
It’s a big very …
It’s a big very expensive toy with very little practical use.
Was Falcon Heine on …
Was Falcon Heine on board?
helios means ”SUN’ …
helios means ”SUN” in Greek …
Pretty awesome, but …
Pretty awesome, but Christ! Hangar rent would be atrocious!
This plane is proof …
This plane is proof of concept but rather inefficient, It may help as weather plane or panels can be used in extraterrestrial missions, But I strongly insist that solar energy isn’t the way to go…. We need to find a certain reaction battery that can supply us with a plentiful amount of energy disposable or rechargeable doesn’t matter….
might be the only …
might be the only way to fly on the future with the prices of planes fuel and stuff.
when we accomplish …
when we accomplish that we can power the world with water.
“our planet IS …
“our planet IS already up”
No, it’s not. Even if humanity would die this planet stays here… it’s not going anywhere.
this looks soo cool …
this looks soo cool
Don’t forget to …
Don’t forget to wear your parachute, nevermind this aircraft can’t carry a passenger.
u motherf****r b*** …
u motherf****r b***h a** wh****
Das Teil fliegt ja …
Das Teil fliegt ja echt hammer langsam!! Erstaunlich, dass es in der Luft bleibt!! Ist aber sehr sehr geil!