A regular comment we see on electric aircraft is to “just add solar panels to the wings.” [James] from Project Air has been working on just such a solar plane, and as he shows in the video after the ...

Watch the Solar Plane V3 soar in an FPV flight to a mountain peak! Experience breathtaking views, flight performance, and the capabilities of this solar-powered RC plane in real-world conditions.

Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan beat the altitude record for a solar-powered electric plane in a flight that took him soaring to 9,521 meters, or 31,237 feet, his team announced Wednesday. The SolarStratos ...