Airbus Zephyr Solar High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite Airbus Zephyr Solar High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (S HAPS) departed for its maiden flight from Arizona, USA, on 11 July 2018, and touched down after 25 days, 23 hours, and 57 minutes. An application has been made to establish this as a new world record for flight endurance of an aircraft without refueling. Zephyr is a High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) UAS/UAV which runs on solar power. According to Airbus, the unmanned aircraft provides loc

The Zephyr is a solar-powered, high-altitude platform developed by Airbus for persistent aerial surveillance, communications, and earth observation. Flying above the weather and commercial air traffic, it provides satellite-like capabilities with the flexibility of an aircraft—ideal for defense, disaster management, and connectivity in remote areas. For more of the latest in Unmanned Platforms, Components and Software, visit UnmannedSystemsTechnology.com #Airbus #Zephyr #HAPS #SolarAircraft #Per

Our amazing flight teams working on Airbus solar-powered Zephyr unmanned aerial system (UAS) achieved a world record this year. Thanks to the crew, Zephyr continues to pioneer the stratosphere achieving an altitude of 76,100ft GPS, the highest for this class of UAS! Watch here how the great Zephyr team made it fly! #zephyr #uas | Airbus Defence

Next up in our #TechTuesday series, we look at how to conduct a development test flight. With Airbus, there are usually five to six crew members on board: two test pilots, a test flight engineer, and two or three flight test engineers. 👨‍✈️👩‍✈️ Learn more about how the team conducts the tests in this video. | Airbus