Scholars and industry representatives from several British institutions announced that they had successfully developed a drone named Phoenix and achieved an important development milestone.
This unmanned aerial vehicle named Phoenix is an ultra-durable aircraft, with a fuselage length of 15 meters and a wingspan of 10.5 meters. This plane uses helium to rise into the air, and then pushes forward by inhaling and compressing air. The wing and tail of the aircraft are equipped with flexible solar panels, which can supply power to the solar cells, and then the solar cells will support the operation of the pumps and valves of the aircraft, so as to keep the aircraft flying. Theoretically, this means that through this technical way, the continuous flight time of this aircraft will be unlimited.
"Phoenix" is the first large plane to adopt this technology. Last month, scientists successfully made the plane fly about 120 meters in indoor tests. If it can successfully achieve the goal of long battery life, it may completely change the telecommunications industry. At present, many countries in the world have launched many satellites for telecommunications applications, and the "Phoenix" with long time and self-sufficient flight provides a cheaper channel.