Would you take a ride on a high-speed solar plane? 🛩️
And now, László Németh, a designer at Lasky Design, has developed an aircraft concept that is solar-powered and fitted with solar panels on top of it.
The aircraft dubbed Falcon Solar grabs the attention at first glance with its falcon-like appearance."The design is inspired by the bodies of birds of prey. Nature has long provided engineers and designers with good inspiration. It is important to understand and maintain a balance with nature," told László Németh in an interview with"Today we can fly above the speed of sound, but at what environmental cost? At what energy cost? Birds are much more efficient.
The solar panels on the top surface of the plane may raise the question of"How will it fly in overcast weather or at the night?"It’s the jetstream and darkness at night that cause problems for contemporary solar-powered aircraft. Not to mention the extreme cold, which batteries don’t like," says Németh and adds that flying in higher altitudes may help overcome these problems.
Speaking of sustainability, what can be changed to achieve higher energy efficiency in aviation? Falcon Solar achieves it with a different approach to design. With its eye-catching look that is similar to a falcon and the solar panels placed on top of the aircraft, the concept can deliver radically new innovative solutions to the problems related to sustainability.
Although it is just a concept, for now, this daring and innovative design can inspire the aviation sector and lead to the development of new and more energy-efficient aircraft models. We live in a time that almost everything is going green. So, why not solar power be the future of aviation?Stay ahead with the latest science, technology and innovation news, for free: