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The Helios Prototype aircraft involved in the mishap was a proof-of-concept solar electric powered flying wing designed to operate at high altitudes for long duration flight.

destroyed when it crashed into the Pacific Ocean, June 26. Helios, a proof-of-concept solar-electric flying wing, was designed to operate at extremely high altitudes for long duration. It crashed ...

Here’s how it works. In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, the Helios Prototype is an enlarged version of the Centurion flying wing, which flew a series of test flights at Dryden ...

The solar-electric Helios Prototype flying wing is shown moments after takeoff, beginning its first test flight on solar power from the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai ...

Earth is clearly discernible. The air is so thin–only 1.4 percent of the density at sea level–it is incapable of supporting life. It is also incapable of supporting sustained horizontal flight ...

It may have experienced a devastating crash nine years ago, but you can relive the life of the Helio Prototype unmanned aircraft thanks to a series of NASA photos. It may have experienced a ...

AeroEnvironment’s newest drone will mirror its prior creation, the Helios Prototype. A race is on to build a fleet of solar-powered drones that beam internet down to the Earth beneath them ...

The Pacific Missile Range Facility at Barking Sands, Kauai, scheduled a second test flight this week of the Helios Prototype flying wing. The test flight was scheduled for about 8:30 a.m. Hawaii ...