- Fact #10. The project has broken eight International Aeronautic Federation world records of distance and duration for solar aviation, including absolute height (30300 feet), duration (26 hours, 10 minutes, 19 seconds), free distance (936 miles), height gain (28690 feet), free Distance along a course (693.5 miles), straight distance, pre-declared waypoints (861 miles), distance along a course, pre-declared waypoints (924 miles) and First Flight of Manned Solar Powered Aircraft.
Mike says
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Tom says
“17.5 CV each” What is a CV?
Solar Power World Editor says
Hi Tom! “CV” is a measure of horsepower. CV = horsepower x 1.013869