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Helios hits a high mark
0 Comments | Naval Aviation News, Nov-Dec, 2001 | by Wendy Leland
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's solar-powered, propeller-driven Helios aircraft set a new world record altitude of 96,500 feet on 13 August. The remotely piloted wing--built by Aero Vironment Inc., Monrovia, Calif.--took off from Kauai, Hawaii, and flew for almost 17 hours, passing the old altitude records of 80,200 feet for propeller-driven aircraft and 85,068 feet for any aircraft not powered by rockets.
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Production versions of the Helios wing may be used as long-term environmental monitors or as communications relays.
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