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August 8th 07, 12:51 AM
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Electrically Powered Ultralight Aircraft
On Tue, 7 Aug 2007 18:09:36 -0400, "Morgans"
wrote in : I think I recall seeing someone do the calculations of how much solar energy hits the top surface of a sailplane and wing, and it was still not enough to motor without thermals, if it was all converted to electrical energy. Here's one that flew across the US seventeen years ago: http://www.solar-flight.com/sslink.html 
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