Solar powered spy plane breaks flight record

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008...11:23 am

Solar powered spy plane breaks flight record

British scientists have broken the flight record using a solar powered spy plane. The plane with a wing span of 60ft and batteries that store power from the sun, it stayed in air for almost three and half days.

The engineers who created the Zephyr also believe it will have important civilian applications, including search-and-rescue operations and police surveillance.

It has been developed by the British defence company Qinetiq, which will announce the record-breaking flight tomorrow.

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