This 37-second video from June 7, 2003 shows the Helios Prototype solar-powered aircraft taking off on a checkout flight over Kauai, Hawaii.

This remotely piloted flying wing aircraft was developed by AeroVironment, Inc., of Monrovia, CA with assistance from NASA's Dryden (now Armstrong) Flight Research Center. It was developed under NASA's Environmental Research Aircraft and Sensor Technology (ERAST) project.

To learn more about Helios visit: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstron...