Oklahoma Firm Working Toward ‘Perpetual Flight’ – AVweb
Skydweller Aero advances autonomous solar aircraft testing for operational deployment in 2025
Skydweller Aero advances autonomous maritime patrol aircraft testing with military payloads
Skydweller Aero continues AMPA flight tests with operational military payloads | CompositesWorld
Skydweller Aero continues flight tests with operational military payloads – Air Cargo Week
Skydweller Aero continues Autonomous Maritime Patrol Aircraft (AMPA) Flight Tests – Naval News
Skydweller Aero Continues AMPA Flight Tests with Operatioanl Military Payloads
Skydweller continues tests – IOT Insider
Skydweller Aero advances flight tests for its Autonomous Maritime Patrol Aircraft – Defense Here
Solar aircraft soars with groundbreaking 22-hour autonomous flight mission. | USA Solar Cell
NASA Stennis to support unmanned aircraft testing – Machinery Market News
MS Stennis Space Center tests uncrewed aircraft
NASA Stennis expands range operations with new Skydweller Aero agreement
NASA Stennis Takes Key Step in Expanding its Range Operations Work – WXXV News 25
NASA Stennis Expands Range Operations Efforts | Mirage News
Skydweller Aero allowed use of NASA Stennis Space Center restricted airspace – Magnolia Tribune
NASA Stennis takes key step in expanding its range operations work | News | seacoastecho.com
U.S. Navy Eternal Drone Signals The Dawn Of Practical Solar Flight (forbes.com)
Solar-powered plane off Gulf Coast could spend months in air | Business News | nola.com
Skydweller Completes Autonomous Solar-Powered Flight Tests | RealClearDefense
Aviation Week features Skydweller Aero – “Solar-Powered UAS Completes 22.5 hour Flight” – Skydweller
SkyDweller Aero completes tests of ultra-long-endurance solar aircraft | News | Flight Global
Skydweller Aero Completes Successful Uncrewed Solar Flight Tests (botsanddrones.uk)
Skydweller Aero Successfully Completes “First Uncrewed Flight Test Campaign” – eVTOL Insights
Skydweller Aero: The 90-Day Solar Flight Revolution (aircomment.info)
World Military News: Skydweller Completes Autonomous Solar Powered Flight Tests
First flight: Solar-powered Skydweller — General Aviation News
Game-Changer: Solar-Powered Skydweller Drone Flies for 22.5 Hours in Breakthrough Test (msn.com)
Skydweller successfully concludes series of autonomous flights – IOT Insider
Skydweller Aero completes initial uncrewed flight test campaign – SatNews
Skydweller Aero successfully completes initial uncrewed flight test campaign – Air Cargo Week
Skydweller Aero completes autonomous flight test campaign | CompositesWorld
Skydweller Aero Completes Uncrewed Flight Testing | Aero-News Network
Skydweller completes initial flight test campaign | Revolution.aero
Skydweller Aero Successfully Completes Uncrewed Flight Test Campaign | UAS Magazine
Solar-Powered ‘Skydweller’ Drone Flies 22.5 Hours in Test (thedefensepost.com)
Skydweller’s solar UAS aces test flight campaign, hitting milestones. | USA Solar Cell
Skydweller Autonomous Solar Flight Test Completed (defencetrend.com)
News :: Airplanes :: Skydweller completes initial flight test campaign (avfoil.com)
Skydweller Aero Triumphs with Record-Setting Uncrewed Aerial Tests – UASweekly.com
Skydweller’s solar-powered UAS completes test flight campaign (aerospaceglobalnews.com)
US tests Skydweller drone with solar panels (gagadget.com)
Skydweller drone completes first uncrewed flight test campaign | Aerospace Testing International
Skydweller completes autonomous solar-powered flight tests (defence-blog.com)
Skydweller Aero Successfully Completes Uncrewed Flight Test Campaign | UAS Magazine
Skydweller Aero Successfully Completes Initial Uncrewed Flig (asdnews.com)
Solar-power drone completes flight test for U.S. military – Military Embedded Systems
U.S. has tested an eternal drone: What you need to know | News.az
A solar-powered plane flies continuously for more than 20 hours: this is Skydweller
FOX’s CyberGuy Features Skydweller Aero
Solar-powered aircraft achieves groundbreaking 22-hour autonomous flight
How perpetual flights could soon be reality
Imagine an aircraft that can stay airborne for weeks, even months, without refueling. This isn’t futuristic fantasy.
Skydweller Aero is working toward turning this vision into reality with its innovative solar-powered plane.
As the world’s largest unmanned solar-powered aircraft, Skydweller is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in aviation.
The Skydweller advantage
What sets Skydweller apart from its predecessors? Its foundation is built on the Solar Impulse, the first solar-powered aircraft to circumnavigate the globe. This heritage provides Skydweller with a robust design capable of carrying substantial payloads. With a wingspan of 236 feet (larger than a 747) and weighing just 5,620 pounds (about the same weight as a Ford F150), the Skydweller can carry up to 800 pounds of payload.
A milestone achievement
Skydweller Aero recently achieved a significant milestone by completing a series of uncrewed autonomous flight tests. The longest of these flights lasted an impressive 22½ hours, launched from the company’s facility at Stennis International Airport in Kiln, Mississippi. This achievement demonstrates the feasibility of remaining airborne for extended periods using solar energy and batteries.
Kurt’s key takeaways
As the world’s largest unmanned solar aircraft, Skydweller Aero is revolutionizing aviation and opening up exciting new possibilities. From enhancing maritime patrols to serving as airborne communication platforms, the potential applications are vast.
Watch / read FOX’s CyberGuy Feature Skydweller Aero:
Link to video – https://www.foxnews.com/video/6364663907112
Link to article – Solar-powered aircraft achieves groundbreaking 22-hour autonomous flight | Fox News Video
Social Media Influencer “Papa Mississippi” is a proud Mississippian.
He is so happy that Skydweller Aero flies from Stennis International Airport in Kiln that he made this video.
Enjoy!
Seeing Skydweller in flight for the first time, some southern Mississippi folks enjoying themselves on the bayou made this video.
Even without a video, seeing Skydweller in flight for the first time is likely something they will never forget.

Skydweller is the world’s largest uncrewed, all-carbon fiber aircraft with a wingspan greater than a 747 and weigh about the same as a Ford F-150, capable of performing extreme endurance flights with heavy, powerful payloads. Skydwellers will be used for ultra-long duration missions such as providing exclusive economic zone enforcement, monitoring naval activity, and detecting drug smugglers and pirates at sea, and will accomplish these missions with zero carbon footprint.