What is 'Greased Lightning-10 (GL-10)', recently in the news?

Lists specific aerospace events and launches by year (including 2016), illustrating that major aeronautical tests and launches are recorded with year-specific entries.

A student could use this pattern to look for a similarly dated entry or press release from NASA or aerospace records for 2016 mentioning GL-10.

Describes basic experimental setups with batteries and electric current, showing textbooks treat small-scale electric propulsion/electric experiments explicitly.

A student could infer that an 'electric plane' would be discussed in contexts mentioning batteries/electric propulsion and therefore search 2016 NASA materials for those keywords linked to GL-10.

States that lightning poses a hazard to aircraft, indicating safety and environmental concerns are commonly noted when discussing aircraft tests.

A student might check NASA test reports from 2016 for discussions of aircraft hazards or environmental testing that could mention GL-10 if it were tested then.

Defines photovoltaic cells converting sun rays into energy and names photovoltaics as an effective route to tap solar energy.

A student could use this to judge plausibility that an aircraft could be solar-powered by checking whether photovoltaics were small/light/power-dense enough circa 2016 to support an aircraft like a two-seater.

Gives quantitative potential of solar energy incident on land (kWh per sq. m per day), a basis for estimating energy available to solar panels.

A student could combine these insolation figures with typical panel efficiency and aircraft wing area to estimate if solar alone could power a two-seat plane in 2016.

Notes global/Indian solar PV manufacturing capacity and that shortfall is met by imports (mainly from China).

One could infer supply chains and likely sources of PV technology in 2016 — useful to assess whether a Japan-designed solar aircraft would plausibly rely on domestic or imported panels.

Lists solar energy among renewable sources and states national targets for solar capacity, showing policy/technology emphasis on solar.

A student might use this to argue that by 2016 solar technology was prominent enough to inspire experimental solar aircraft projects, prompting a check of project origins/dates.

Mentions a change in Indian civil aviation policy in 2016, establishing that 2016 was a notable year for aviation regulation.

A student could treat 2016 as a reference year and cross-check timelines of aviation/aircraft projects (like GL-10) to see if design/publication dates align with that year.

Lists named satellites and launch events for 2016 (e.g., PSLV C35 launched Cartosat 2; GSLV F05 launched INSAT-3DR), showing which craft were recorded that year.

A student could compare a comprehensive 2016 launch list (from world launch records) to see if any entry named GL-10 appears, or if launches that year used different naming conventions.

Provides examples of satellite naming conventions used by ISRO (CARTOSAT, SRE-1, etc.), illustrating typical national naming patterns.

Use the pattern to judge whether 'GL-10' fits common national/agency naming schemes (e.g., GSAT/INSAT/Cartosat for India) and to search agency lists for matching prefixes.

Chronology of Indian launches and satellite names across years, implying that major launches and observatories are commonly documented in such lists.

A student could consult similar chronological launch records worldwide for 2016 to check for a GL-10 entry and its launching nation.

States that China is a major space spender (~US$11 billion in 2019–20), indicating China is an active space actor that could plausibly launch observatories.

Combine this general fact with external launch databases for 2016 to see whether China launched any observatory named GL-10 that year.

Describes major global space programme trends and typical areas of activity (launch vehicles, satellites, production), implying launches are traceable by vehicle and satellite type.

A student might use known 2016 launch-vehicle logs and manufacturer/agency records to verify if GL-10 appears and which country launched it.

Describes early indigenous rocket development (Rohini family) and the institutionalisation of ISRO, giving a pattern that India developed its own named rocket families.

A student could compare known ISRO vehicle naming conventions (e.g., Rohini, PSLV, GSLV) and historical lists of ISRO projects to see if a ‘GL-10’ appears in 2016.

Identifies the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) as the ISRO centre that develops rockets and launch vehicle technology.

One could check VSSC project/press lists for 2016 to verify whether it announced or developed a vehicle called GL-10.

Summarises India's continuous intent to indigenise rocket technology and establish distinct launch vehicles over time.

Use this pattern to search ISRO’s catalogue of indigenous launchers and their introduction dates to judge if GL-10 fits that pattern in 2016.

Lists ISRO launch vehicles and mission names in public records (PSLV, GSLV and specific mission codes) showing ISRO publicly uses specific established names/codes for vehicles and missions.

Compare public launch logs and mission lists (2010–2012 examples here) to a 2016 manifest to see if GL-10 appears among official vehicle names.

Notes ISRO’s role in launching payloads for other nations and planning missions (e.g., Mars), indicating public visibility and documentation of major projects.

Given ISRO’s public launches and media coverage, a student could check 2016 public records/press releases to confirm whether a new reusable vehicle named GL-10 was announced.