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The Solar Challenger was a solar-powered electric aircraft designed by Paul MacCready's AeroVironment. The aircraft was designed as an improvement on the Gossamer Penguin, which in turn was a solar-powered variant of the human-powered Gossamer Albatross. It was powered entirely by the photovoltaic cells on its wing and stabilizer, without even reserve batteries, and was the first such craft capable of long-distance flight. In 1981, it successfully completed a 163-mile (262 km) demonstration flight from France to England.

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  • Il Solar Challenger era un aereo sperimentale monomotore ad ala alta, progettato dall'ingegnere Paul MacCready e costruito dall'azienda statunitense AeroVironment nei primi anni ottanta. La sua peculiarità era nell'adottare come fonte primaria l'energia elettrica solare prodotta da una serie di pannelli solari posti sulle superfici del velivolo per alimentare direttamente due motori elettrici.
  • De Solar Challenger is een experimenteel vliegtuig dat volledig op zonne-energie werkt. Het werd ontworpen door een team van onder leiding van . Het toestel was een poging om de te verbeteren. DuPont sponsorde en leverde een deel van de materialen die nodig waren voor de constructie van het toestel. Het toestel bevat in totaal 16128 zonnecellen die ongeveer 3800 watt kunnen leveren. Het toestel kwam ook in de media toen het op 7 juli 1981 het kanaal overstak. De vlucht van Aérodrome de Pontoise-Cormeilles-en-Vexin nabij Parijs naar in Manston na 5 uur en 23 minuten in beslag voor de 262 km.
  • The Solar Challenger was a solar-powered electric aircraft designed by Paul MacCready's AeroVironment. The aircraft was designed as an improvement on the Gossamer Penguin, which in turn was a solar-powered variant of the human-powered Gossamer Albatross. It was powered entirely by the photovoltaic cells on its wing and stabilizer, without even reserve batteries, and was the first such craft capable of long-distance flight. In 1981, it successfully completed a 163-mile (262 km) demonstration flight from France to England.
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