Solar Air Ship Closer to Reality - Era of Clean Energy for intercontinental travel
Solar Ship previews its first three commercial solar-powered aircraft that require no roads, no fuel, no infrastructure.
A Toronto company called Solar Ship has designed an aircraft that it says will be able to travel 1,000 kilometres carrying up to 1,000 kilograms of cargo, powered only by the sunlight that shines on its back. It will also be able to take off from — and land on — a spot no larger than a high-school soccer field.
The Solar Ship is a unique combination of helium balloons and solar arrays that allows the ship to travel up to 600 miles with up to 2,000 pounds of cargo. The helium keeps the ship afloat the solar arrays send power to a lithium-ion battery system. Far from a concept design, this aircraft actually exists.
A Toronto company called Solar Ship has designed an aircraft that it says will be able to travel 1,000 kilometres carrying up to 1,000 kilograms of cargo, powered only by the sunlight that shines on its back. It will also be able to take off from — and land on — a spot no larger than a high-school soccer field.
The Solar Ship is a unique combination of helium balloons and solar arrays that allows the ship to travel up to 600 miles with up to 2,000 pounds of cargo. The helium keeps the ship afloat the solar arrays send power to a lithium-ion battery system. Far from a concept design, this aircraft actually exists.
Have a look of its test flights video below:
source: Toronto Solar
