Zephyr solar-powered UAV breaks three more world records

The Zephyr is a winning machine. Last we reported , QinetiQ’s solar-powered drone had just completed 7-days in the air, and counting. Now, the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) has confirmed that Zephyr completed that record-breaking flight with a solid 2-weeks in the air (336 hours). If that wasn’t enough to put other drones to shame, FAI found that Zephyr also destroyed records for flight duration for a UAV of its class, and the altitude record for that class at 21,562 meters, or 70,741 feet. So keep the records coming, Zephyr, because everyone loves a winner, even when that winner is a unmanned war machine. Zephyr solar-powered UAV breaks three more world records originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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