Solar Powered Rotary-Wing UAV
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From: Essex
Solar Powered Rotary-Wing UAV
Hi guys,
Thought this was the most appropriate place to post this. We are currently in the process of designing and manufacturing a purely solar powered rotary-wing UAV as a University project.
We would appreciate it if you could stop over, have a look at our page (https://www.facebook.com/SOLARVIII), offer suggestions on aspects of the design. If you like what you see, please click the like button, it will really help us!
Many thanks in advance
Thought this was the most appropriate place to post this. We are currently in the process of designing and manufacturing a purely solar powered rotary-wing UAV as a University project.
We would appreciate it if you could stop over, have a look at our page (https://www.facebook.com/SOLARVIII), offer suggestions on aspects of the design. If you like what you see, please click the like button, it will really help us!
Many thanks in advance
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From: Pasadena
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.
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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