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Old 4th February 2014 | 22:45
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awblain
 
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Isn't there a tension between the maximum power of about 300W per square meter available from the sun and the minimum of about 100kW required to fly a small helicopter?

It looks from the pictures that you're making something with a 50-cm diameter rotor, which seems to be in a different ballpark, but I'm suspicious that there could still be a substantial factor missing, especially if you want something that holds its own against the wind.
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