Solar Powered Scratch build

[Gundummy]

I was intrigued by this guys idea..... but to watch it cream in and then revert to a non solar powered mess is fantastic :goofy:

Part 2

[Coyote]

I really like it, but damn it looks so very fragile, completely unable to take anything but perfect flying / landing.

Edit : Should have watched the second video before commenting :)

Turns out my fears were realised within days of his maiden :(

So at the end of video two the conclusion is its an overwhelming epic fail then.

[BlueFlyer]

I watched this with interest too, I was eagerly awaiting his follow up videos but he appears to have gone fairly quiet recently.

I think the theory is sound, but his application of it is far to much "scratch-buildy" for my liking. The clever money would be on retrofitting some already in production large glider with solar panels... or a really big flying wing perhaps.

[FPVSteve]

Erm..

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[BlueFlyer]

I've watched those already, still not what I would call a success.

[FPVSteve]

Tough crowd on here - anyone here done any better? :laugh:

[BlueFlyer]

Haha, fair point

[iPeel]

Tough crowd on here - anyone here done any better? :laugh:

I've often thought about solar, both the losses in the charging rig and the pure price of decent panels is prohibitive.

It's been proven to be successful though: