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Around the World on Solar Lift

15 Sep 2023 | Abstracted from Flying Magazine

"Solar Airship One will be powered by green alternatives to fossil fuels. The airship proposed would normally have a range of 1,000 kilometers (540 nm), but by layering the top half of the envelope with solar film from which to draw energy by day - and packing hydrogen fuel cells to deliver juice to the airship’s motors at night - the pilots plan a nonstop, unrefueled circumnavigate about the equator...

"The planned flight will cover 40,000 kilometers (21,598 nm) and take 20 to 30 days"

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