Solar wing flies to 96,500 feet
2001-08-15 16:59:19+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
You've probably seen this everywhere else, but the NASA/AeroVironment solar wing Helios flew to 96,500 feet, shattering both propeller and jet airplane altitude records (although there's a little bit of question over the official versus unpublished accomplishments of the SR-71...). Kudos to Paul MacReady's vision.