Research Article

Optimal Sizing of a Photovoltaic-Hydrogen Power System for HALE Aircraft by means of Particle Swarm Optimization

Table 1

Hale aircrafts specifications taken from [19].

AircraftTotal mass (kg)Empty mass (kg)Wing area (m2)

Pathfinder25220770.8
Pathfinder +31524787.1
Helios HP01719600186.6