{"id":159419,"date":"2024-06-02T21:00:16","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T20:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-solar-powered-aircraft-flying-high-in-the-atmosphere-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2024-06-02T21:00:16","modified_gmt":"2024-06-02T20:00:16","slug":"the-solar-powered-aircraft-flying-high-in-the-atmosphere-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-solar-powered-aircraft-flying-high-in-the-atmosphere-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"The solar-powered aircraft flying high in the atmosphere | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/l7WqP_MYLkM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The solar-powered aircraft flying high in the atmosphere | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l7WqP_MYLkM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Zephyr is not your usual aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>It only travels at 40mph, it is launched by hand and it is completely solar-powered. <\/p>\n<p>The unmanned craft flies high in the atmosphere, to avoid commercial air traffic and adverse weather.<\/p>\n<p>So, what exactly is it used for? <\/p>\n<p>This video is from BBC Click, the BBC\u2019s flagship technology programme.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Zephyr is not your usual aircraft. It only travels at 40mph, it is launched by hand and it is completely solar-powered. The unmanned craft flies high in the atmosphere, to avoid commercial air traffic and adverse weather. So, what exactly is it used for? 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