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by f154hfds 694 days ago
For those curious about solar powered fixed wing airplanes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_Zephyr

> One Zephyr can replace 250 cell phone towers. It can be used to perform intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) with a wide visual payload coverage of 20×30 km (12.4×18.6 mi) and can be equipped with radar, LIDAR and infrared technologies.