This 35-second video taken on June 7, 2003 shows the Helios Prototype solar-powered aircraft on a checkout flight over Kauai, Hawaii. The Helios aircraft was developed by AeroVironment, Inc., of Monrovia, CA with assistance from NASA's Dryden (now Armstrong) Flight Research Center. This remotely piloted flying wing aircraft was developed under NASA's Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology (ERAST) project. To learn more about Helios visit:
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