Producing electrical power from the sun has come a long way, and solar cells are getting remarkably efficient. But where to put all that power remains the issue for pure electric aircraft. AVweb's Paul Bertorelli spoke with Rich Kapusta of California-based Alta Devices about the issues and the opportunities.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/recent-updates/business-military/podcast-batteries-the-solar-airplane-challenge