Solar FPV ??

[ak47]

OK this might be pie in the sky.....

I was in Maplins today and i saw a solar pan for recharging ipods etc. Would it be possible to trickle charge a lipo during flight and get extra duration for FPV ??

Or is it just one more of my day dreams that will never happen???  :)

Ant

[Coyote]

The charges your looking at charge at that smaller ma that its not worth bothering with tbh. To reach that charge level it must be very bright too

[ak47]

Oh well back to the drawing board lol  :)

[ScottR]

http://www.rcpowers.com/forum/showthread.php?144-Solar-Powered-Parkjet

Read this thread a while back. It's old but there's some interesting and helpful discussions there.

[Coyote]

Thats a really interesting concept, its moved on a lot more than i first thought

[Swissnic]

As Coyote says - there seem to have been some developments in this area...

:o

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/10/22/218665/first-italian-solar-powered-uav-makes-debut-flights.html

http://thefutureofthings.com/articles/51/solar-uav-to-set-a-new-world-record.html

http://www.gizmag.com/boeing-solareagle-solar-powered-uav/16399/

[mark1975]

Hmm i dont think this concept and kind of flying will die off i do think that in the future we could well see solar fpv look how far developments have come with osd rtl autopilot gyros gps the list goes on im all for new and exciting and green energy ...