Thread:Comments:Solar-powered airplane makes first international flight/Solar Powered Whatever

Okay, so we can't run passengers jets on solar power. I gather it's not about that, it's about lateral thinking. Solar power can be used for so many things we haven't even looked at before. Here's an idea that pops into my head.

What about security cameras in small "model" airplanes, solar-powered, set to circle over an area that needs to be watched continuously, or just for a while. Helicopters would be too obvious, too noisy, and require manpower to fly them. A little solar power drone with a TV camera, circling silently, looking like somebody's toy (if it's seen at all), sending what it "sees" back to a base far enough away not to be visible from the site under surveillance. Hmmm. Works for me.

Now, what can YOU think of? What pops into your head?