{"id":9399,"date":"2014-10-29T18:17:54","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T01:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/?p=9399"},"modified":"2014-10-30T05:52:18","modified_gmt":"2014-10-30T12:52:18","slug":"solar-flight-sunstar-new-high-flyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/solar-flight-sunstar-new-high-flyer\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Flight SUNSTAR &#8211; a New High-Flyer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Eric Raymond has been designing and building solar-powered aircraft for 28 years, and flew Sunseeker 1 across the United State in 1990, Sunseeker 2 over the Alps in 2009, and has started touring Italy in the world\u2019s first two-seat sun-powered aircraft, the Duo.\u00a0 After three such outstanding efforts, what direction will his new design take?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He took away any mystery on that today by unveiling his fourth aircraft, an optionally manned, high altitude platform, SUNSTAR.\u00a0 Eric claims, \u201cmore performance potential than any of the other projects now under development.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SunStar\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/110144052?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"313\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCompared to other solar UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) being developed, the Sunstar promises higher flight speeds in a turbulence-tolerant design, for operation in real world conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSunstar takes advantage of sailplane aerodynamic design philosophy to achieve the lowest possible power requirement to maintain flight at high altitudes.\u201d\u00a0 It takes technology tested on the Sunseeker Duo \u201cto a whole new level.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9402\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Sunstar_P1130943_4_1_0053_00000.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9402\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9402\" alt=\"Having reached station altitude, the central, pusher propeller can deploy.  Its slow turning will use minimum power for greatest endurance\" src=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Sunstar_P1130943_4_1_0053_00000-528x330.jpg\" width=\"528\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Sunstar_P1130943_4_1_0053_00000-528x330.jpg 528w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Sunstar_P1130943_4_1_0053_00000-300x187.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Sunstar_P1130943_4_1_0053_00000.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Having reached station altitude, the central, pusher propeller can deploy. Its slow turning will use minimum power for greatest endurance. \u00a0Illustration courtesy Solar-Flight<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Capable of unmanned flight for months at a time, the airplane can also fly with a pilot for shorter missions, but its primary mission is as an unmanned telecommunications platform, staying on station longer than humanly tolerable.\u00a0 Eric Raymond adds this perspective, \u201c&#8221;What we are designing is known as an atmospheric satellite, which operates and performs many of the functions as a satellite would do in space, but does it in the atmosphere. Uplink and downlink speeds will be far better than a satellite, due to the shorter distance (than from a space satellite).&#8221; \u00a0At the same time, one Sunstar aircraft serves a much larger ground area than any land-based tower.<\/p>\n<p>The airplane, now in advanced design stage, will have the best coverage of solar cells ever achieved, according to Solar-Flight.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cA proprietary lamination of a new type of solar cell forms a perfectly smooth skin. For maximum power at low sun angles some solar arrays are mounted on the sides of the aircraft.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9403\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Sunstar_6_2_2_High-Altitude_Rear-Prop0061_00000.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9403\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9403\" alt=\"With pusher propeller holding altitude on minimum power, &quot;climb&quot; propellers fold neatly onto sides of nacelles for minimum drag.  Courtesy: Solar-Flight\" src=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Sunstar_6_2_2_High-Altitude_Rear-Prop0061_00000-528x297.jpg\" width=\"528\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Sunstar_6_2_2_High-Altitude_Rear-Prop0061_00000-528x297.jpg 528w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Sunstar_6_2_2_High-Altitude_Rear-Prop0061_00000-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Sunstar_6_2_2_High-Altitude_Rear-Prop0061_00000.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With pusher propeller holding altitude on minimum power, &#8220;climb&#8221; propellers fold neatly onto sides of nacelles for minimum drag. Illustration courtesy Solar-Flight<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The three-motor configuration allows the airplane to take off on the front motors, climb to altitude, and deploy the very large pusher propeller at the rear of the cargo\/pilot pod.\u00a0 \u00a0Once that propeller, optimized for high altitude, holds the airplane\u2019s station altitude, the two motors on the booms shut down and their propellers fold back to minimize drag.\u00a0 Solar-Flight adds, \u201cThis central motor is designed for the low power cruise condition, for minimal power consumption while on station.<\/p>\n<p>In an email, Eric explains, \u201cThere are\u00a0good reasons for this configuration.\u00a0 If you remember, when the Voyager flew around the world, they shut off an engine for more efficient cruising.\u00a0 In this case, the very large prop needed for high altitudes can&#8217;t get enough ground clearance, so take off is performed with that prop folded back, as per the attached renderings.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9401\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Sunstar_15_Hangar_Rear0034.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9401\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9401\" alt=\"Sunstar showing folded rear propeller which can only be opened when the airplane is at altitude\" src=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Sunstar_15_Hangar_Rear0034-528x297.jpg\" width=\"528\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Sunstar_15_Hangar_Rear0034-528x297.jpg 528w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Sunstar_15_Hangar_Rear0034-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Sunstar_15_Hangar_Rear0034.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunstar showing folded rear propeller which can only be opened when the airplane is at altitude. \u00a0Illustration courtesy Solar-Flight<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Eric shares his long-term hopes for the project.\u00a0 \u201c\u2026We will not start construction until enough funding is in place to\u00a0finish the prototype.\u00a0 Our business plan details two years to first flight, and production examples could be flying a year after that.\u00a0 A lot depends on payload requirements.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Sunstar\u2019s design relies on a modular system configurable for a variety of missions. The interchangeable central pod can acts as a multi seat cockpit, or an un-manned instrument pod. \u201cA pressurized cockpit for the occupants is also in the planning stage. The wingspan can be changed for different missions, by eliminating some wing sections. \u201c<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To be flown initially with a pilot on board, then optionally manned, the airplane will eventually achieve fully autonomous operation, subject to the governing country\u2019s regulations.\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThe inclusion of a manned cockpit in the prototype allows much more freedom in testing, considering the restrictions placed on un-manned aircraft over populated areas.\u201d\u00a0 From the beginning, all controls will be \u201cfly-by-wire,\u201d probably necessary because of the long span and the ability to add and remove wing panels for different missions.\u00a0 Prototypes of SUNSTAR\u2019s systems are already flying in Solar Flight\u2019s flagship, the Sunseeker Duo.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9405\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/sunstar-cruising-over-the-clouds.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9405\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9405\" alt=\"All systems to be used on Sunstar have been tested on the Sunseeker Duo.  Photo courtesy Solar-Flight\" src=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/sunstar-cruising-over-the-clouds-528x396.jpg\" width=\"528\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/sunstar-cruising-over-the-clouds-528x396.jpg 528w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/sunstar-cruising-over-the-clouds-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/sunstar-cruising-over-the-clouds.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All systems to be used on Sunstar have been tested on the Sunseeker Duo. Photo courtesy Solar-Flight<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Eric hopes to attract strategic partners, who would be able \u201cto help define mission-specific optimization and bring the project to completion.\u201d\u00a0 Eric invites those with an interest in developing this project to \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.solar-flight.com\/home\/\">Visit our web site<\/a> for in flight video footage of our current state-of-the-art solar powered airplanes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"facebook_like\"><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fcafe.foundation%2Fblog%2Fsolar-flight-sunstar-new-high-flyer%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=500&amp;action=like&amp;font=segoe+ui&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:500px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Raymond has been designing and building solar-powered aircraft for 28 years, and flew Sunseeker 1 across the United State in 1990, Sunseeker 2 over the Alps in 2009, and has started touring Italy in the world\u2019s first two-seat sun-powered aircraft, the Duo.\u00a0 After three such outstanding efforts, what direction will his new design take? 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