Solar plane 'Zephyr' succeeds in 18-day test flight, further demonstrating HAPS performance
It turns out that the solar plane 'Zephyr ' under development by Airbus, which flies using sunlight as an energy source, has completed a test flight of about 18 days without landing. Zephyr is also expected to play a role as a stratospheric platform system (HAPS) rather than just an airplane, and it is said that it has become a form that shows the performance as 'the only HAPS capable of long-distance flight in the stratosphere'.
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The 'Zephyr' is an unmanned aerial vehicle that is being developed by a major aircraft manufacturer, Airbus, and that uses solar power to fly on its own. To express it more accurately, it is not an 'airplane' but a 'stratosphere platform system (HAPS)' that serves as a base for 'observation' by flying in the stratosphere and 'communication' for places with poor infrastructure. It will be classified.
The two test flights conducted in the summer of 2021 consisted of four low-altitude flight tests and two stratospheric flight tests, for a total of six times. Each stratospheric flight takes about 18 days, and Zephyr has achieved 36 days of stratospheric flight in total. Zephyr has flown 2435 hours in the stratosphere so far, but added 887 hours to make the operation in the stratosphere a reality.
It also sets a new world record for unmanned aerial vehicles of this class, with an absolute altitude of 76,100 feet.
Zephyr at takeoff
This test flight has a clear purpose of 'demonstration experiment of how to operate Zephyr outside restricted airspace and outside commercial air routes in the future', and Zephyr has an optical altitude earth for payload. We have also succeeded in demonstrating the operational value of being able to improve situational awareness instantly and sustainably by installing an observation system.
'The collaboration with Airbus and the Zephyr team has made great strides in demonstrating the capabilities of HAPS,' said James Gavin, Head of Procurement at the UK Ministry of Defense. It will be an important step towards. '
British strategy army of Robin Anderton Brown Maj. Gen. defense investment in 'state-of-the-art technology is the key to the development of military power to lead the world .Zephyr is an important program of the British strategy army, this time of the test Successful flight required many innovative technological solutions. Success is an important milestone for Zephyr, especially in terms of multi-domain integration, of new concepts and methods that enable military operations. It contributes to development. '
'Zephyr is the leader in this space because of its reliable and proven'super'sustainability, stratospheric mobility and payload interoperability,' said Yana Rosenmann, Head of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems at Airbus. we're sure to be in the operability .Zephyr is, sustainable ISR using solar cells ( intelligence (I ntelligence), monitoring (S urveillance), reconnaissance (R econnaissance)) and a network extension solutions, and require We can provide important future connectivity and earth observations for the location. '
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