Proud to introduce the Airbus Zephyr S. It's the world's leading solar electric, stratospheric UAV and currently on its maiden flight. Learn more: https://www.airbus.com/defence/uav/zephyr.html | Airbus Space

Zephyr is back where it belongs, in the stratosphere! The Zephyr team have completed the most successful and ambitious test flight campaign to date. Multiple flights, 36 days stratospheric flight in total, new altitude world records and flying above civil airspace for the first time. More importantly than all the statistics, we did it with our customers. Read more: https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2021/10/airbus-zephyr-solar-high-altitude-platform-system-haps-reaches-new-heights

The Zephyr is a solar-powered, high-altitude platform developed by Airbus for persistent aerial surveillance, communications, and earth observation. Flying above the weather and commercial air traffic, it provides satellite-like capabilities with the flexibility of an aircraft—ideal for defense, disaster management, and connectivity in remote areas. For more of the latest in Unmanned Platforms, Components and Software, visit UnmannedSystemsTechnology.com #Airbus #Zephyr #HAPS #SolarAircraft #Per

Next up in our #TechTuesday series, we look at how to conduct a development test flight. With Airbus, there are usually five to six crew members on board: two test pilots, a test flight engineer, and two or three flight test engineers. 👨‍✈️👩‍✈️ Learn more about how the team conducts the tests in this video. | Airbus

190K views · 6.8K reactions | As our CFM-powered #A321neo has been granted Type Certification, enjoy some exclusive footage of its flight test campaign. | Airbus | Facebook

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