The Sunseeker Duo is a twin seat all-electric solar-recharged powered aircraft. Designed by Eric Scott Raymond, the plane can take off and achieve enough height for the motor to be switched off and follow thermals like a glider (sailplane), allowing the batteries to be recharged through the solar cells on the wings.[1] Still in testing phase, the company, Solar Flight, does not provide information on the range.
The Sunseeker Duo is a high aspect ratio side-by-side seat composite construction high-wing aircraft with a T-tail arrangement with a single electric motor mounted in the tailfin (vertical stabilizer) driving a forward mounted propeller. The first all-solar power generated flight was performed near Milan, Italy with company owners Eric Scott Raymond and Irena Raymond. 1510 solar cells capable of generating up to 5 kilowatts power the motor and battery pack.[2][3]
Specifications (Sunseeker Duo)edit
Data from Sport Aviation
General characteristics
Crew: 2
Capacity: 2 passengers
Wingspan: 22 m (72 ft)
Empty weight: 280 kg (617 lb)
Performance – varies with solar conditions – designed for 12 hrs
Service ceiling: 3,700 m (12,000 ft)
See alsoedit
Referencesedit
^"FLIGHT LOG". Solar Flight. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
^du Bessé, Alessandro (June 12, 2019). . IMPAKTER. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
^"Sun Powers First Two-Place Electric Aircraft". Sport Aviation: 14. July 2014.
External linksedit
Company website
January 01, 1970
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