In an effort to develop long distance electric powered aircraft, Solar Flight has considered all types of flying machines. History shows us that airships were the first type of aircraft capable of safely flying long distances with limited power plants. Therefore, we have chosen a lighter than air configuration for a very long range aircraft.

Unlike blimps which rely on internal pressure to maintain their shape, our design is a rigid airship, of the Zeppelin class. With this machine we plan to circumnavigate the globe using only solar energy.

Top 12 solar powered aircrafts

In the latest scorching sci-fi movie ‘Sunshine’ set in the backdrop of the year 2057, the ‘real space age’ humans deliver a thermonuclear payload into the dying Sun in hope to bring it back to life. While writing this post, I feel a little contented that the time is still ripe for me to share these incredible ideas with flights of fancy powered by none other than the Sun. The technology behind solar powered aircraft is still in its infancy, we’ll have to wait for quite a lot of time to see them available commercially. Till then check out these birds:

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