Solar Ship Inc. Solar Ship

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Solar powered air vehicle with inflated delta-wing design. Proposed larger variants of 11 metre Solar Ship: Caracal, Wolverine and Nanuq.

Lift type

Lighter than air

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Electric

Application

Experimental

Design & construction

Primary structure

Composite

Wing

Composite

Landing gear

Fixed tricycle

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Flight controls

Mechanical

Environmental control

None-unpressurised

Wing position

High

Planform

Straight

Tail

Conventional

Certification

Experimental-LSA

Minimum crew

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Solar Ship Caracal	/ 2013	2014	Baseline 20 metre variant, able to carry at least 200 kg for 500 km, with STOL ability. Development ceased after airship crashed, design reviewed as inherently unstable.
Solar Ship Nanuq	/		Enlarged 100 metre Wolverine variant, 35,000 kg payload capacity and 800 km range.
Solar Ship Wolverine	2015 / 2017		Enhanced 50 metre variant able to carry at least 5000 kg for 600 km, and take-off / land from ground / water.

Airframer

Solar Ship Inc.

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