Guide Note: The Zephyr Unmanned Aerial Vehicle is a solar-powered plane built by British defense firm QinetiQ. The craft recently flew for 54 hours, breaking the previous unmanned flight record of 30 hours by a U.S. jet-powered plane.
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- Official Site: QinetiQ
- Wikipedia: Zephyr (aircraft)
- QinetiQ.com: QinetiQ announces first trial for Zephyr Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
- Daily Mail: Solar plane smashes world unmanned flight record
- QinetiQ: Zephyr - QinetiQ High-Altitude Long-Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
- EETimes: 54 hours aloft. QinetiQ UAV breaks endurance record
- Google Images: Zephyr Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Zephyr Unmanned Aerial Vehicle News and Info
- Google News: Zephyr Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
- TFOT: Zephyr - The Solar Champion (October 3, 2007)
- BBC News: Solar plane flies into the night (September 9, 2007)
- National Geographic News: Solar Plane Sets Record, Makers Say (September 11, 2007)
- CNET News: Photos: Solar-powered UAV flies and flies (September 11, 2007)
- WIRED Blogs: Solar Drone Breaks Records (September 11, 2007)
- The Register: Solar spyplane stays up for two nights (September 10, 2007)
- Daily Mail: Solar plane smashes world unmanned flight record (September 10, 2007)
- Gizmodo: Unmanned Flight: Solar-Powered Plane Smashes World Record, Sort Of (September 11, 2007)
Zephyr Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Background
- Wikipedia: Zephyr (aircraft)
- Official Site: QinetiQ
- BBC News: UK to float defence firm Qinetiq (January 12, 2006)