Solar Impulse Next Flight

The motto of this project is to make use of freely available solar energy to travel around the world and to maintain clean non polluted environment.

Solar impulse next flight. Solar impulse breaks record for longest sun powered flight. What s next for solar impulse. Solar impulse 2 the first aircraft completely sustained by solar power to fly around the world is set to take flight march 2015 the pioneers behind this extraordinary feat betrand piccard and andre borschberg are excited to share their story. Solar impulse is a swiss long range experimental solar powered aircraft project and also the name of the project s two operational aircraft.

Solar energy 11 655 kwh. The final leg of the feat aimed at showcasing the. Energy from solar cells on the wings and horizontal stabilizer is stored in lithium polymer batteries and used to drive propellers. A first in energy to showcase the potential of clean technologies when bertrand piccard and andré borschberg succeeded in flying 43 000 km around the world in a solar powered airplane without using a drop of fuel it was more than a historic first it was a first in energy highlighting the potential of clean technologies that can do more than we ever thought.

Leg 1 abu dhabi to muscat 2015 03 09. After the 8 world records set by the solar impulse prototype when it became the first solar airplane ever to fly through the night between two continents and across the united states bertrand piccard and andré borschberg accomplished the ultimate phase of the adventure. By landing safely in hawaii after a five day leg the swiss plane on an around the world trip also sets the record for longest. Solar impulse 2 has completed the first round the world flight by a solar powered aeroplane after touching down in abu dhabi early on tuesday.

The privately financed project is led by swiss engineer and businessman andré borschberg and swiss psychiatrist and balloonist bertrand piccard who co piloted breitling orbiter 3 the first balloon to circle the world non stop. In 2012 the first solar impulse made the first intercontinental flight by a solar plane flying from madrid spain to rabat morocco. Cumulated flight time 558 h 06m. H55 a spinoff of solar powered flight project solar impulse announced it has successfully completed a flight with an all electric two seater airplane which it sees as a stepping stone for.

The 2015 2016 first round the world solar flight. This project was started by two swiss people and till now there are two versions of flights available. Leg 2 muscat to ahmedabad 2015 03 10.