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Cutting-edge 115ft solar-powered drone can fly at 70,000ft for a YEAR
Daily Mail ^ | 7/14/23 | Jonathan Chadwick

Posted on 07/14/2023 5:14:36 PM PDT by Libloather

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To: Libloather

How long will it stay up after President Biden dims the sun to end Climate Change?


21 posted on 07/14/2023 6:25:47 PM PDT by Cincinnatus.45-70 (What do DemocRats enjoy more than a truckload of dead babies? Unloading them with a pitchfork!)
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To: Libloather

HALE Platform


22 posted on 07/14/2023 6:29:12 PM PDT by frithguild (The warmth and goodness of Gaia is a nuclear reactor in the Earth's core that burns Thorium)
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To: Libloather

How much energy is lost in the transmission of that energy to earth?


23 posted on 07/14/2023 6:34:43 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Texas Fossil

“so will batteries on the solar powered plane”

Cells are unlikely to fail over a one-year period but even if they did, the very sophisticated BMS onboard will electronically switch those cells out, having negligible impact on the dynamic performance of the aircraft


24 posted on 07/14/2023 6:48:38 PM PDT by steve86 (Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
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To: Robert DeLong

Bizarre question


25 posted on 07/14/2023 6:51:01 PM PDT by steve86 (Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
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They make all these claim, that I have become skeptical of any & all claims being made. Supposedly it will last up to a year or more, but so far all they have done, from what I read, is a 24 hour flight. I was wondering what kind of power it expended during transmissions back to earth.

So, no it is not a bizarre question at all.

Electric cars claim battery lives that take one for several hundreds of miles. but that claim is under the best of conditions. Placed under other less ideal conditions, and the degradation becomes considerable. Same with the charging times.

Unlike you, I guess, I question what I read and the claims being made. That's just the way I am, or should I say, that's the way I have become, because of the lies we are constantly bombarded with.

26 posted on 07/14/2023 9:27:02 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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Not to worry, Biden’s air force will shoot it down so not year long test.


27 posted on 07/14/2023 9:32:55 PM PDT by Reno89519 (DeSantis 2024. Successful Governor, Honorable Veteran, Respectful, Respected.)
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To: Libloather

Guys, when I get bored or hear something flying over my house I check https://www.adsbexchange.com/ to see what it is. A few months ago switched over to “military only” mode, and caught a drone flying around the Yuma proving grounds down south. I thought it was interesting as it was high, and not moving very fast. Then, the next day it was still there. Then a few days later, it flew down and over/around Panama, and then back, and flew for a week or so more before it disappeared. Here we go!

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/airbuss-zephyr-drone-looks-to-have-just-broken-a-huge-aviation-record

So, this isn’t science fiction, it’s a big set of solar panels, some lightweight batteries, and enough comm/smarts to fly itself around.


28 posted on 07/14/2023 10:30:29 PM PDT by FrankRizzo890
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To: Libloather

They mentioned icing on the wings which required bringing the craft down.


29 posted on 07/14/2023 11:02:40 PM PDT by jonrick46 (Leftniks chase illusions of motherships at the end of the pier.)
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To: steve86

We will see.


30 posted on 07/15/2023 2:42:10 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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To: Libloather

Hmmmmm - put enough of them up there and they could also solve globull warming by blocking out the sun...


31 posted on 07/15/2023 5:10:34 AM PDT by trebb (So many fools - so little time...)
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To: Robert DeLong

I agree with what you said about electric cars but have no idea what you mean by “transmissions to earth”. Are you talking about radio spectrum communications? Those would be a very negligible factor compared to power needs for propulsion of the aircraft.


32 posted on 07/15/2023 10:54:47 AM PDT by steve86 (Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
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They said something about it working like a satellite, If I remember correctly. So, I assume it's purpose is to transmit data back to earth. Anything to do with solar & wind are actually more harmful to the earth than are fossil fuel usage.

Basically I'm saying I trust nothing coming out of the mouths of these people. You can guarantee that the elites will continue to use reliable fossil fuels for their energy source.

33 posted on 07/15/2023 12:47:33 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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