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HB-SIA: manned solar powered aircraft
flying day and night (and day and night and...) on solar power
Manufacturer
Solarimpulse
Switzerland
Type
SI-A
SI-B
Span
63.4 m
crew
1
1
Engines
4
4
Design altitude
FL280
FL280
First flight
2010
2014
Contributions: controls & dynamics, aerodynamics, performance, flight test
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