The Odysseus Is Quite Possibly The Weirdest Aircraft You’ve Ever Seen

August 14th, 2008

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This is the Odysseus, Aurora Flight Sciences‘ strange solar-powered aircraft. Designed to stay aloft in the stratosphere for up to five years of uninterrupted flight, it features a combo of three self-sufficient “constituent aircraft” in a unique Z wing configuration that spans almost 500 feet (150 meters).

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Odysseus will be used for surveillance and reconnaissance, communications relay and environmental monitoring with the potential for roles in global climate change research and regional-scale telecommunications.

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    One Response to “ The Odysseus Is Quite Possibly The Weirdest Aircraft You’ve Ever Seen ”

    1. ElectronicsLab Philippines
      August 14th, 2008 at 4:22 pm

      what a weird looking plane

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