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Solar powered drone flies for 9 hours

Solar Powered Drone Achieves 9+ Hours Flight Time, Energy Matters, 13 Aug 13,  U.S. drone manufacturer AeroVironment, Inc. has achieved over 9 hours of flight with its solar Puma AE small unmanned aircraft system (UAS).
Featuring the company’s latest battery, the flight lasted 9 hours and 11 minutes; which AeroVironment says is significantly longer than the flight endurance of small UAS currently commercially available.

Weighing just under 6 kilograms, the drone features ultra thin and light gallium arsenide solar cells manufactured by Alta Devices.

“Our integration of this cutting-edge technology dramatically increases Puma’s current flight endurance using a clean, renewable power source,” said Roy Minson, AeroVironment senior vice president and general manager, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).

The new battery extends Puma AE’s non-solar endurance to more than three hours.

The solar Puma AE is a hand-launched vehicle designed for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations. While its military and law enforcement applications are obvious, it also can be used to assist in environmental monitoring, fire-fighting and search and rescue efforts…… http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3888

August 14, 2013 - Posted by | 2 WORLD, decentralised

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