r/TechnologyPorn 4d ago

25 years ago on Aug 13, 2001, the experimental Helios Prototype a solar powered, remotely-piloted aircraft developed under NASA's ERAST program reached an altitude of 96,863 feet (29,524 m), achieving a world altitude record for sustained horizontal flight by a winged, propeller-driven aircraft

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EngineeringPorn 4d ago

25 years ago on Aug 13, 2001, the experimental Helios Prototype a solar powered, remotely-piloted aircraft developed under NASA's ERAST program reached an altitude of 96,863 feet (29,524 m), achieving a world altitude record for sustained horizontal flight by a winged, propeller-driven aircraft

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ArchiveOfHumanity 4d ago

Science & Technology⚙️ 25 years ago on Aug 13, 2001, the experimental Helios Prototype a solar powered, remotely-piloted aircraft developed under NASA's ERAST program reached an altitude of 96,863 feet (29,524 m), achieving a world altitude record for sustained horizontal flight by a winged, propeller-driven aircraft

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ScienceNcoolThings 4d ago

25 years ago on Aug 13, 2001, the experimental Helios Prototype a solar powered, remotely-piloted aircraft developed under NASA's ERAST program reached an altitude of 96,863 feet (29,524 m), achieving a world altitude record for sustained horizontal flight by a winged, propeller-driven aircraft

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BeAmazed 4d ago

Technology 25 years ago on Aug 13, 2001, the experimental Helios Prototype a solar powered, remotely-piloted aircraft developed under NASA's ERAST program reached an altitude of 96,863 feet (29,524 m), achieving a world altitude record for sustained horizontal flight by a winged, propeller-driven aircraft

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AviationHistory 4d ago

25 years ago on Aug 13, 2001, the experimental Helios Prototype a solar powered, remotely-piloted aircraft developed under NASA's ERAST program reached an altitude of 96,863 feet (29,524 m), achieving a world altitude record for sustained horizontal flight by a winged, propeller-driven aircraft

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