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BAE Systems’ solar drone flies for 24 hours straight at staggering 66,000 feet
Developed by BAE Systems, the aircraft is defined as a high-altitude-pseudo-satellite (HAPS) Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS).
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Bae's solar drone achieves 24-hour flight milestone
The British team of engineers leading the PHASA-35 unmanned aircraft project, developed by BAE Systems, has achieved a ...
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Solar powered aircraft achieves new stratospheric success
Latest flight trials take the British-built PHASA-35 High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) a step closer to operations in the stratosphere. A British-led team of engineers has taken a leap forward in ...
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Solar-Powered UAS Achieves Major Milestone in Test Flights
BAE Systems, a UK-based aerospace and defense company, has successfully conducted a new series of test flights of its ...
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The spy drone lurking above our heads: British-built solar powered aircraft can quietly cruise through the stratosphere for months at a time
PHASA-35, built by British company BAE Systems, is a 150kg solar-electric aircraft that can quietly cruise through the stratosphere for months at a time. Named after its 35-metre wingspan ...
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BAE Systems scores PHASA-35 successes
The PHASA-35 in the launch/recovery phase of its recent successful stratospheric flight trials conducted in the US. (BAE Systems) BAE Systems has announced a number of flight tests successes for ...
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BAE's PHASA-35 Solar aircraft completes stratospheric trials
A team led by engineers from BAE Systems has carried out a new set of successful test flights of the PHASA-35 uncrewed, solar-powered aircraft. During the first flight at Spaceport America in New ...
Aviation Week18d
High-Flying Phasa-35 Makes Second Stratospheric Hop
Prismatic’s high-altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS), the Phasa-35, has completed its second stratospheric flight as engineers prepare a new and improved version of the solar-powered aircraft.
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BAE details latest test success with high-flying PHASA-35
BAE Systems has detailed its latest series of test flights using the Prismatic-developed PHASA-35, as it promotes the ultra-long-endurance type for operational use from 2026. “The solar-powered ...
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The slow and delicate aircraft taking on spy missions
Phasa-35 moves so slowly it can appear to be going backwards. This weird, elongated British aircraft is powered by small electric engines attached to elongated wings encasing solar panels.
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Solar powered aircraft soars to stratospheric success
A British-led team of engineers has taken a leap forward in the race to harness the stratosphere for earth observation and ...
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Stratosphere test flight for Hampshire-designed solar plane
The unmanned Phasa-35 has the wingspan of an airliner and is intended for surveillance and communications use. The plane, developed and designed by Alton-based Prismatic in Hampshire, climbed ...