Re:Airplanes that fly on electricity debut at Fresno’s Chand...
by dredmorbius on Friday April 20, 2018 @01:52AM
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Not for substantial cargo or human transport, the areal energy density is simply too low.
For surveillance, comms, and very small-scale payload delivery (possibly drugs, far more likely munitions), ultralight drones with battery + solar could offer loiter / time-in-air and / or modest speed longer-distance capabilities.
For surveillance, comms, and very small-scale payload delivery (possibly drugs, far more likely munitions), ultralight drones with battery + solar could offer loiter / time-in-air and / or modest speed longer-distance capabilities.