Solar Cell Airplane Craft

Mr. Pisit Mitkuakul, president of R.C.S.A, has a will to encourage a space for Thai youths to express their new ideas. And this is another oppurtunity he gives to students from Military Technical Training School who create a solar-cell airplane craft.

"One major problem for remote control airplane is that a battery can last only for half an hour."

Mr. Tanapat Klaypong and Mr. Kritikul Janvithi, freshman students from Military Technical Training School, came to see Mr. Pisit to ask for both financial and technical support for creating a solar-cell airplane craft. This can solve the major problem of remote control airplane by allowing it with unlimited power source.

And we don't let them down...

At R.C.S.A

Test whether the solar cells give enough power to a craft.


Measure electric current from the solar cells.


Motor for an airplane craft


Build the pad for experiment before flying.


Build the remote control

The result of this ground experiment is that the airplane can actually use energy from solar cells. Also, when the current is not sufficient, it can be switched back to battery. However, an airplane requires about 12 solar cells.

Next time we will show you a flight with solar cell energy.


"New perspective is very important as well as a place for it to shine. Thai youths are as good as others; however, we need to provide them a placce," Mr. Pisit said at last.