Project Everloft

Solar-Powered
Indefinite Flight

A solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle designed for continuous flight. Built by a team of engineering students at TU Delft.

Our Prototypes

First Prototype

First Prototype

Stability testbed

Wingspan1.5 m
Weight2 kg
Flight Time~30 min
Cruise Power
Everloft 1

Everloft 1

All-day flight

Wingspan3.0 m
Weight5 kg
Flight TimeAll-day (goal)
Cruise Power60 W
100hIn Development

Everloft 2

Coming soon

Wingspan
Weight
Flight Time100 h (goal)
Cruise Power

Updates

Launch Rail Testing
Coming Soon

Launch Rail Testing

Verifying launch rail performance ahead of the first flight test of Everloft 1. The rail system is designed to provide consistent, repeatable launches for our solar UAV.

Everloft 1: First Flight
Coming Soon

Everloft 1: First Flight

The culmination of months of design, build, and simulation work — Everloft 1 prepares for its maiden flight.

Documentation

We document the engineering behind every decision — from aerodynamic optimization and structural analysis to system-in-the-loop control simulations. Explore the technical depth behind Project Everloft.

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Everloft 1

Primary Design Decisions

Before starting design optimization, we defined the most important design parameters and constraints. These decisions ensured that the goals set for Everloft 1 were achievable while keeping cost and prototyping time low.

Everloft 1 Render
First Prototype

Prototype Design

To prove that we could build an unstable UAV, we set out to design a cost-effective testbed that could be rapidly designed, built, and tested. The primary focus was testing stabilization around the pitch axis...

First Prototype