Airbus Defence and Space announced the successful landing of its first production aircraft of the Zephyr programme, the new Zephyr S HAPS (High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite). After taking off on 11th July in Arizona, USA, Zephyr S logged a maiden flight of over 25 days, the longest duration flight ever made. An application has been made to establish this as a new world record. This maiden flight of the solar powered Zephyr S proves the system capabilities and achieved all the flight’s engineering objectives. Read more
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Airbus' Zephyr S HAPS landing after having flown during 25 days, 23 hours, and 57 minutes
(Credit: Airbus DS) Read more
Airbus' Zephyr S HAPS landing after having flown during 25 days, 23 hours, and 57 minutes(Credit: Airbus DS) Read more
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