Statistikhengst
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Just awesome:
The aircraft type is called "Solar Impulse 2".
It was developed at a military base in Switzerland by a company called "Altran".
Here is a pic of the airplane:
It is completely solar powered.
Here is the website for solar impulse:
SOLAR IMPULSE - Exploration to Change the World
They are ahead of schedule. They wanted to do a maiden flight in 2015, but it looks like they will take off in June or July of this year.
Here is a good video of a solar impulse 1 flight:
Great vid about the DESIGN of the plane, esp. the cockpit.
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Long reaching implications for our future. The airplane requires ZERO conventional fuel. It can perpetually stay in the air - at 8,000 meters. And the cockpit is made so that the pilot can stay in it for 5 days at a jaunt.
Pretty cool stuff...
The aircraft type is called "Solar Impulse 2".
It was developed at a military base in Switzerland by a company called "Altran".
Here is a pic of the airplane:
![maxresdefault.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FhI4VQux3qIo%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg&hash=02e707f8e46092afa047f62e3537be4e)
It is completely solar powered.
Here is the website for solar impulse:
SOLAR IMPULSE - Exploration to Change the World
They are ahead of schedule. They wanted to do a maiden flight in 2015, but it looks like they will take off in June or July of this year.
Here is a good video of a solar impulse 1 flight:
Great vid about the DESIGN of the plane, esp. the cockpit.
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Long reaching implications for our future. The airplane requires ZERO conventional fuel. It can perpetually stay in the air - at 8,000 meters. And the cockpit is made so that the pilot can stay in it for 5 days at a jaunt.
Pretty cool stuff...
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