Solar Power Model Aircraft

Solar power model aircraft & electric boat

Shreyansh Electronics along with Dr.Masal of Solapur of Solapur model aircraft hobbyist club have built various solar power tools on a project to build a solar panels model aircraft and flying it.

Following are some of the pictures while building the aircraft and practically successful flying.

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Dr.Masal & Mr.Deopal proprietor M/s Shreyansh Electronics while assembling and testing the solar wing of the aircraft

Since the aircraft has less space to place more solar cells on it, a small wooden plank was attached on the centre of the wing with few more solar cells

Dr.Masal is testing the O/P of the solar array the total no of cells used are 24, each has an O/P of 3 watt. In total 72 watt solar power is applied to the electric motor of the solar power model aircraft.

The solar power aircraft is now ready for flying Mr.Naidu member of Solapur Model Aircraft Hobbyist Club looks on. The total weight of the aircraft is 2.25 Kg.

Dr.Masal push throws the aircraft in to air. This Solapur Airport is the very safe place to carry out such experiments.

The plane is airborne however the aircraft makes only partially successful flight because solar cells get shadowed due to tilt of wings.

Conclusion: An electric motor which has R.P.M more than 12000 R.P.M only can make successful flying. The experiment will be revived in this winter.


Solar power model boat


The solar power electric boat was built and successfully run in the "Siddheswar Lake" in Solapur. The boat experiment was more successful because it requires less power compared to solar power aircraft.