Air International 2007-10 / News: Headline, Military, Civil, Airshow, Accidents

QinetiQ's Zephyr solar-powered High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) unmanned air vehicle (UAV) is launched from the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico on July 23, 2007. QinetiQ announced on September 10 that the Zephyr has exceeded the official world record time for the longest duration unmanned flight with a 54hr flight during trials at White Sands. The trials were funded through a UK Ministry of Defence research programme. The flight significantly exceeded the current official FAI record of 30hrs 24mins set by an RQ-4A Global Hawk on March 22, 2001. However, because no FAI officials were present during the Zephyr flight, it may not stand as an official record. During the record flight it was flown to a maximum altitude of 58,355ft (17,787m) with a surveillance payload, whilst on a second flight it flew for 33hrs 43mins and reached 52,247ft (15,925m).

Air International 2008-10 / News: Headline, Military, Civil, Accidents

The QinetiQ Zephyr being hand launched before dawn on the Yuma range, viewed through night vision goggles.

Air International 2018-09 / Airscene

The Airbus Zephyr S was launched from an undisclosed site in Arizona at the start of its record-breaking flight.

Air International 2021-12 / Focus: UAV, Rotary, Business, Technology, Space

Airbus’ Zephyr undertook its latest tests in Arizona

Air International 2014-11 / News

The Airbus Space and Defence Zephyr 7 High-Altitude Pseudo-Satellite unmanned air vehicle has conducted its first civilian-authorised flight.

Air International 2023-03 / News

Airbus is commercialising its Zephyr HAPS

Air International 2018-02 / Airscene

Zephyr is a solar-powered unmanned air vehicle.

Air International 2019-06 / Backpages

Preparations for a test flight of the Airbus Zephyr, one of several new solar-powered, high-altitude, long-endurance systems under development.

Air International 2021-02 / Focus: UAV, Rotary, Business, Technology, GA

The latest Airbus Zephyr test flights took place in Arizona

Air International 2022-03 / Focus: UAV, Rotary, Business, Technology, Space

Airbus Zephyr seen during US test flights in 2021

Air International 2018-08 / Airscene

Zephyr S is to operate from Wyndham in Western Australia from September 2018.

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Авиация и Время 2020-05

3 декабря 2020г. Airbus Defence and Space - подразделение Airbus Group, ответственное за оборонную и аэрокосмическую продукцию, объявило об успешном завершении этапа испытательных полетов своего высотного экспериментального беспилотного самолета Zephyr, оснащенного солнечными панелями. Полеты проходили в Аризоне, США. Основное внимание уделялось маневренности и управляемости аппарата, отработке новых режимов полета и нового оборудования.