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Firstly i must agree with macbofin, no, you certainly don't want to meet ANYTHING in the air! big legal issues there....
JC: The dynamic soaring looks really interesting. I'd never heard of that, i think i will have to read up a little more and see if there is any way of detecting potential airflows and attemting to use them for power generation.
Earl Jr: big certainly does mean efficient, but i'm not looking to make any vehicle capable of carrying much, litterally the ability for it to fly would be enough! Would the weight of solar panels be acceptable in such an endurance type situation? I wouldn't want to get in to a situation like heinlens rocket!
I remember when i was a kid i built an autogyro (small R/C one, but the principal works!). They work on the principal that forward motion (air wise) causes the rotor to spin, providing lift. The rotor is unpowered and needs surprisingly low forward speed to generate some lift. Anyone got any experience of this? it seems to me this would essentially reduce the power requirement...
Shame, i thought this would be a real test of what was possible!