The Helios Prototype is an enlarged version of the Centurion flying wing, which flew a series of test flights at Dryden in late 1998. The craft has a wingspan of 247 feet, 41 feet greater than the Centurion, 2 1/2 times that of its solar-powered Pathfinder flying wing, and longer than either the Boeing 747 jetliner or Lockheed C-5 transport aircraft. It is one of several remotely-piloted ...

Helios movies at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California ...

Dryden Home : Collections : Photo Home : Airborne Astronomy : Photo # ECN-13413 Solar-powered Gossamer Penguin in flight Photo Number: ECN-13413 Photo Date: July 25, 1979 Formats: 513x480 JPEG Image (89 KBytes) 1096x1024 JPEG Image (448 KBytes) 2997x2800 JPEG Image (4, 006 KBytes) Photo Description: Gossamer Penguin in flight above Rogers Dry Lakebed at Edwards, California, showing the solar ...