- a href=../albatross>Albatross can go 4 hours with big wheels causing drag
- 10 hours flight on 2.4 meter foam rc airplane - batteries hanging out bottom of plane in wind - extra drag
- Amprius batteries - about 50% more watt-hours per kg
- camera inside - so no extra drag
- AI to transmit short messages giving useful info about type of ships seen
- catapult launch so can takeoff fully loaded
- There is a rule of thumb: Glide Ratio = Wingspan (meters) x 10, so:
- A 2m glider around 20:1
- A 3m glider around 30:1
- A 4m glider around 40:1
- A 6m glider around 60:1