Zephyr-6 flew for 83.5 hours on batteries charged up by its solar panels. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7577493.stm Shame it's only intended for military purposes, but then spin offs have a habit of making it down to normal people. Colin -- cdb, on 24/08/2008 -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist