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An aerospace engineer will talk about aircraft designed for virtually unlimited flight during a free talk tonight at the Virginia Air & Space Center.
Craig Nickol of NASA Langley Research Center will speak at 7:30 p.m.
He will discuss the development of solar-powered aircraft, such as the High Altitude Long Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, which is aiming for multiyear flight without landing, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Vulture.
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NEAT! I wish I lived
NEAT! I wish I lived closer!
One question someone can ask for me - what happens after a duration of no sunlight?