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Meet Britain’s cutting-edge stealth aircraft – that flies at the speed of a bicycle
The Zephyr, made by Aalto, weighs just 65kg. Its light weight helps the craft reach dizzying heights. Unlike conventional aircraft, which typically fly between 30,000 and 40,000 feet, Aalto is one ...
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AALTO’s Zephyr completes first mobile connectivity test from stratosphere
Airbus Defence & Space-owned AALTO has built on the recent first stratospheric flight over Kenya of its unmanned Zephyr aircraft by conducting a milestone connectivity demonstration for a Japanese ...
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Airbus’s Stratospheric Drone Business Is Open to IPO, CEO Says
Airbus’s involvement in Zephyr, which was conceptualized in the early 2000s, dates back to 2013. Almost a decade later, the European aircraft maker launched Airbus HAPS Connectivity Solutions as ...
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The solar-powered aircraft flying high in the atmosphere
The Zephyr is not your usual aircraft. It only travels at 40mph, it is launched by hand and it is completely solar-powered. The unmanned craft flies high in the atmosphere, to avoid commercial air ...