Solar-Powered Aircraft Developments Solar One

Solar One
General information
TypeElectric aircraft
National originUnited Kingdom
ManufacturerSolar-Powered Aircraft Developments
Designer
David Williams
Number builtOne
History
Introduction date1978
First flight13 June 1979
Retired1979

The Solar-Powered Aircraft Developments Solar One is a British mid-wing, experimental, crewed solar-powered aircraft that was designed by David Williams and produced by Solar-Powered Aircraft Developments under the direction of Freddie To. On 13 June 1979 it became one of the first solar-powered aircraft to fly, after the uncrewed AstroFlight Sunrise and the crewed Mauro Solar Riser, and the first successful British solar-powered aircraft.

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