Hybrid Wings Solar Airplane

[codyrichter3058]

the video is 1:50 long, Can the plane really charge as fast as it's using the power? They could have sent it up with full batteries. It also looks like they could fit more spaniels on it.

[abhinavapillai]

where did you get the motor from tell me the name of the motor too

[rafa37523]

spanglish! yeaak

[Badguysworld]

*goes to the sun and hits hyperspeed*

little guy inside: OH YEAH BISH! GOIN' TO MARS!

[MarquisChantdamour]

Magnifico cacharro. Si encima le poneis una cámara no tendría precio para tener un método muy barato para tomar imagenes aéreas sin necesidad de contratar un avion ni preocuparse de si la bateria se agota,,,

[Alvin1234571]

Add a miniture wi-fi camera on the plane! :)

[jhofoss]

Idea works, using a solar film to cover the wing may extend flight time SLIGHTLY on a small scale plane like this, however this small array would only charge at a fraction of one amp, meaning it would take all day to charge the battery on the plane. More solar film on a large foam motor glider would be way more efficient; I get one hour flights with my foamie Parkzone Radian, without panels.

[AlexandrGreen]

Goods job, guys!

[justfly60482]

on nicads we have flown this plane for 45 mins. great job.

[SolarTrinkets]

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[skierplaterandy]

thats awesome

[inciteman]

Great Job!! Some guys say it wont work, but you won't know till you try it. By the way do you use a solar charge controller or just a voltage regulator to charge the batteries from the solar panels? How many volts are your batteries? Whats the range of voltage/watts for an average cloudy - sunny day?

[Purplepenismr]

It's better than nothing and you don't know they could have made some modifications to it.

[Purplepenismr]

It's better than nothing and you don't know they could have made some modifications to it.

[capcaunuu]

the concept is interesting. It cannot possibly run on solar power alone, but it increases its autonomy.

[aeroroco]

My interesante, cuanto consiguieron de autonomía? y qué tipo de celdas usaron?

excelente

[JunTaoMotorSports]

put a small wind turbine on the plane to recharge the battery

[Raffix394]

@JunTaoMotorSports that's the stupidest thing I've ever heard, the wind resitance would use more energery than the batery uses to propell the plane, the solar panel idea is crap as well at least at a model plane like this the solar panels weigh more and the energy provided is fairly small. at bigger scale and ultra light constuction methods it works and makes sence the solar power idea.

p.s some commercial airlines have small dynamo emergency propellers to produce emergency energy.

[Asmusei]

@Raffix394 Wouldn't using a Glider with a Servo motor on top of a mast to provide artificial lift make more sense than even that? A Balsa model aircraft only weighs ten or so ounces at most, so the long, narrow wings provide tonnes more room tp place the panels.

[mikeschase]

great idea for the model market, bur full size manned solar aircraft already exsist, just to inform the guys who dont seem to know this.

[JasvinBindra]

is it possible to add 2 motors to both sides of the wing and 1 motor on the tail to make it go faster? or do we need more power/solar cells?

[JimEdmiston]

@JasvinBindra I wouldn't recommend it. If you are using solar power, you must be attempting to achieve longer airtime. Those extra motors would just eat up your battery. If the solar panels can charge your battery faster than it is recommended, try using LiFePo A123 batteries. They can be charged at approximately 10 amps and have higher amp discharge rates.

[sideslide23]

the plane of the future, which would replace aviation fuel, and the only fuel this plane needs is daylignt and plug in if its not needed, and when you set your throttle on Idle, it charge some in the battery because your prop just keep on spinning just like a wind power when your throttle is in idle.

[sideslide23]

this is a great invention, I hope oneday this will eventually be a real people full size plane.

[XxstryaexX1]

why not make small windmills amd solar panels to fly?

[airlinerdude12]

How does it recharge the batteries without them getting overloaded with current?

Some sort of capacitor that takes the extra voltage?

[rockonmyfriend]

dude... thats so badass...

what exactly is the flight time that you get out of this?

[mrfourtysevenman]

THATS A SIG KADET!

[sag180]

GOOD JOB

WELL DONE

[chrizvg]

awesome awesome to the max

[KerningMan]

nice landing !

[Kokilo97]

estos estadounidenses son una mierda no se dan cuenta que son prtoriqueños, que autonomia tiene?

[MultiEnginner]

this is cool. good job guys

[speedster661]

HYBRID means that its a combination of both

[arnoldaszlt]

i loive it!

[maurydez]

What was solar about that plane?

Where was to solar panel?

How do we know there was not a battery in side of the fuselage?

What a dum idiot!!!

[AnaAndNelson]

at the beginning of the vieo, when the fotos appear, look at the top of the wings. the solar panels are there. it is a "hybrid" airplane, this means it works both with battery pack and solar energy at the same time, giving the "bird" allot more flight time than normal ones. those guys are not idiots, they are genius!

[maurydez]

But we dont know if the plane was being powered by the battery that was inside of the fuselage or the solar panel.

The videos doesnt prove anything

[MitsubshiLancer]

ur fucked its a hybrid dummass nigger there is a battery too u fucked in the head

[maurydez]

You learn how to read first before you make a jack ass out of yourself?

I never said there was no battery.

The question is: is the solar panel actually powering the plane.

Never mind, you are 2 stupid to read.

[sharkfan1212]

gees, somebody mow the lawn!!

[iroc48]

This is a solar airplane with a rechargeable system. While the airplane is on the air, the battery is charged by using solar energy. There is electrical engineering involved behind this project. Something that maybe you don't know about it.

[maurydez]

You are right, something we dont know about, how do you know those batteries werent doing 100% of the powering.

I will be inpressed when i see the actual fight time of this plane, so far they showed a plane the could have been powered by any lithiun battery.

If i borrow that wing, i could flight my electrical plane and tell anyone that was powered by the panel without connectiong that to the batteries..

[Urstupidumbass]

@iroc48 good job einstein u figured it out

[Lazo00100001]

@iroc48 for how long can it fly? and is there any charging on ground and for how long?

[szlagjasny]

@iroc48

and maybe I know something about it 

[sskiller111]

How on earth did that plane fly? What kind of solar panel is that? it can't be crystalline silicon panel or else it would be too heavy... I really can't imagine thin film panel being able to generate that much energy. I'm sure that there's battery somewhere.

[maurydez]

Honestly, i dont buy that, there is a lot of things that we cant see from the video.

Those guys are far away from impressing me...

[raazray]

i made my solar plane(qatar solar plane.

it very thiny and light weight.your plane is not solar power plane its 100% fake.

dont make fool human.

[Ericsimagination]

It's Real, look it up my friend.

[zappasoul]

could it be done in a real plane? even for auxilary meens? That would be great.

[cvc0808]

me encantaa!! muy inteligentes los ingenieros.

[maurydez]

What are you impressed with?

what makes you think the batteries arent powering that engine and the solar panel is there just to looklike it is doing something. They may not even be connected with the batteries..

[razorflown2]

That makes no sense what so ever. Why put solar cells on a plane and then not hook them up?

[TrickyNekro]

The solar cell is just balancing the batteries as it can with it's voltage....

This provides extra flight time....

Solar panels aren't efficient at all...

[Reallaty]

@maurydez yea right lol first of all hybrid means its a combination of both and thats impossible to run by itself only with solar power because solar panels that small dont get that much energy that fast to fly that plane

[xxracer74xx]

thats so awesome!!!

[edstar83]

Intelligent!!

[happygoat3]

oh no!... clouds aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[5T34LTHcamoT4NK]

@happygoat3 the bateris are being charged by the sun witch means clouds wont hurt unless they stay until the betery dies(im guessing somewhere around 30-60min)

[sherbutorange]

where did u get the solar panels

[attackangle]

Now that is cool!

[Warcrazy911]

where can i get some solar panels?

[speedstakerguy]

from jedud

[5070331]

if u want make plane> u must buy first remote control for plan ((6 ch)). then make ur boday plane by ((Balsa wood))

[speedstakerguy]

hmm is that all?

[sherbutorange]

how did u make it?

[ssnatcherss]

Nice work!!