With increased solar cells efficiencies, and high energy density batteries, that will come in the next ten years, solar flight could find a niche market, maybe as low-cost unmaned satelite alternatives for lower latency communications flying almost endlessly. These would land only for maintenance maybe once a year. Passenger planes on the other hand will more likely evolve to use hygrogen to deliver more practicle zero-emissions high speed flight.
Intersting video, though I don't think it will affect largely commercial flights. It just uses to much space for these solar panels to generate energy, meaning a commercial plane needs to be huge.
With increased solar cells efficiencies, and high energy density batteries, that will come in the next ten years, solar flight could find a niche market, maybe as low-cost unmaned satelite alternatives for lower latency communications flying almost endlessly. These would land only for maintenance maybe once a year.
Passenger planes on the other hand will more likely evolve to use hygrogen to deliver more practicle zero-emissions high speed flight.
Intersting video, though I don't think it will affect largely commercial flights. It just uses to much space for these solar panels to generate energy, meaning a commercial plane needs to be huge.