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N181SC
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1980 Aerovironment Inc SOLAR CHALLENGER C/N 001Discuss this aircraft in forum |
| Manufacturer: | Aerovironment Inc |
| Model: | SOLAR CHALLENGER Search all Aerovironment Inc SOLAR CHALLENGER |
| Year built: | 1980 |
| Construction Number (C/N): | 001 |
| Aircraft Type: | Fixed wing single engine |
| Number of Seats: | 1 |
| Number of Engines: | 1 |
| Engine Type: | Unknown |
| Engine Manufacturer and Model: | Ama/expr UNKNOWN ENG |
| Registration Number: | N181SC |
| Mode S (ICAO24) Code: | A145F6 |
| Certification Class: | Experimental |
| Certification Issued: | 1981-12-04 |
| Air Worthiness Test: | 1981-05-19 |
| Last Action Taken: | 2003-12-02 |
| Current Status: | Undel Tri |
| Registration Type: | Corporation |
| Owner: | E I Du Pont Nemours & Co Inc |
| Address: | Wilmington, DE 19850 United States |
| Region: | Eastern |
| Stephen Ptacek, 2011-02-10 21:09:34 | |
| This was an honest solar powered airplane. While it first flew under battery power during test flights. The English Channel flight was completed using solar power alone, sunlight to the solar cells and direct electrical current to the motors. If you turned away from the sun, the motors quit. The only batteries on the airplane were used to power the radio, transponder, and electric turn coordinator which I used for cloud flying. | |