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Mauro Solar Riser
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Mauro Solar Riser

First manned solar-powered aircraft

Overview

The Mauro Solar Riser is an American biplane ultralight electric aircraft that was the first crewed aircraft to fly on solar power. It was also only the second solar-powered aircraft to fly, after the uncrewed AstroFlight Sunrise, which had first flown 4+1⁄2 years earlier.

Specifications

Figures are compiled from public sources and may be approximate; they can vary by variant and configuration.

Photos

Photo 1: Lestocq / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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