Falx Air Vehicles are preparing a prototype of a single or twin-seat hybrid-electric VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft that uses a combination of a 100hp engine and solar panels to achieve fuel economy of about 2.5 gallons per hour of flying.
They hope to have the prototype up by this summer but I expect they have a long way to go to achieve anything more than a simple mock-up.
(more at gizmag)
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