The official name of the aircraft is hb sib, while that of its predecessor was hb sia. Solar impulse 2 lands in nanjing in jiangsu province, east china, on wednesday, completing the final leg in china of the solar powered aeroplanes roundtheworld trip. Solar impulse 2 sets world record with sunpower solar. The press room is the source for news about the solar impulse foundation and bertrand piccard. The revolutionary solar impulse 2 aircraft passed the point of no return monday after it left japan bound for hawaii, the most ambitious leg of. Solar impulse 2 lands in seville, four days after setting off from new york, using solar panels and batteries to finish latest leg of its. The solar impulse 2 is is just hours away from making history as. During that flight, piccard, via a live videolink, spoke with ban kimoon and doris. Solar impulse 2 flyover golden gate san francisco 360 video solar impulse, explorers of the impossible solar impulse 2 airplane exclusive shots, only shot with gopro. Solar aircraft prepares for most dangerous part of roundtheworld journey. Solar impulse 2 hbsib is the upgraded version of solar impulse, a solar powered aircraft.
Solar impulse 2 is performing ground tests in preparation for its first test flight, which is expected in the coming weeks. Solar impulse 2 pilot bertrand piccard talks in ahmedabad. For the first time, two intrepid pilots fly a solarpowered airplane around the world. Solar impulse 2 largest solar aircraft ever made wvideos. While the aircrafts flight was delayed due to bad weather earlier, one of the pilots has now blamed slow immigration procedures for delaying the project. Read press releases, get updates, watch videos and download images. Find solar impulse 2 news articles, video clips and photos, pictures on solar impulse 2 and see more latest updates, news, information on solar. The solar impulse 2 is ready to embark on its ambitious round the world journey. Solar impulse 2 latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. To design, build and fly around the world in a solarpowered plane and demonstrate what is. Solar impulse airplane leg 15 flight new york to seville. Nova captures an insiders view of the solar impulse pilots and ground team as they experience. Pilot bertrand piccard safely landed the solar impulse 2 solar powered plane in abu dhabi this evening completing the planes historic flight around the world using only sunlight for fuel. Solar impulse 2 blogs, comments and archive news on.
Solar impulse 2 pilot recounts historic flight cnn video. Sunpowers maxeon solar cell technology was selected because of its efficiency and thickness of its solar cell, an average of only 5 microns, which is important for the power to weight ratio. The solar impulse foundation engages with institutions, governments and decision makers at major international fora including the unfccc conference of the parties, the clean energy ministerial and the covenant of mayors. On july 26, 2016, solar impulse 2, a zero fuel airplane that uses sunpower solar cells, set a world record for by becoming the first solar plane to fly around the world. Solar impulse 2, the second aircraft by the solar impulse project is currently circumnavigating the globe. With their solar aircraft, a flying laboratory full of clean technologies, they flew 40,000 km to promote the use of. It can fly forever without landing on sun power alone. Solar impulse 2 began its roundtheworld trip by taking off from abu dhabi on 9 march. It is the first fuelfree plane to successfully fly around the.
From 3,000 feet over the atlantic aboard the solar impulse 2, bertrand piccard says he feels like hes in a science fiction film. Solar impulse 2 lands in ohio to complete latest leg of. Solar impulse 2, unveiled in april, is the largest solar electric aircraft ever made with a wingspan of 72 m. Get solar impulse 2 latest news, videos and photos also find breaking news, updates, information on solar impulse 2. Solar impulse is a swiss longrange experimental solar powered aircraft project, and. Solar impulse2 pilot blames immigration clearance for delay in india. If you want to discover in 40 min what solar impulse is about, watch those 6 videos that will give a glimpse of what we have been achieving since si2 first flight mission. Solar impulse is a swiss longrange experimental solarpowered aircraft project, and also the. Teded, the giant innovative educative platform that connects educators and students all around the world to share ideas and extend their knowledge, making it available online to millions of people has now edited a solar impulse lesson. Also find news, photos and videos on solar impulse 2 mon, sep 30, 2019 updated 12. A second aircraft, completed in 2014 and named solar impulse 2, carries more solar.
The pioneers behind this extraordinary feat, betrand piccard and andre borschberg, are excited to share their story. Solar impulse 2 has successfully departed abu dhabi on the first leg of the attempt to circumnavigate the globe for the firth time in history fueled only. If you are on mobile, then try requesting the mobile version of the site. The worlds largest solar powered aircraft, solar impulse 2. The solar impulse 2 solarpowered plane completes its trip.
Solar impulse 2 has a 72 meter wingspan larger than that of the boeing 747 and weighs 2,300 kilograms around the same as a car. Thanks to the continued support of its partners, the solar impulse foundation can fulfill its solutions challenge as well as federate into the world alliance for efficient solutions the startups, corporations, investors and public authorities who want to contribute to a cleaner world. Solar impulse 2 was built to take up the challenge of achieving the first roundtheworld solar flight. Our challenge is to attempt the first roundtheworld solar flight in 2015. Find solar impulse news articles, video clips and photos, pictures on solar impulse and see more latest updates, news, information on solar impulse. Solar impulse 2 was met by dancers dressed in an elephant costume as it landed in myanmars second largest city mandalay, completing the fourth leg of its landmark circumnavigation of the globe. Solar impulse 2 leaves ny for 90hour flight to spain more the solar powered aircraft is the first to attempt an airborne transatlantic crossing with neither fuel nor emissions. Solar impulse 2 chairman and pilot bertrand piccard explains how the historic solar powered plane is having a huge impact on green technology.
Two solar impulse planes have taken off so far, powered by solar energy. Solar plane lands in hawaii, ending perilous leg of aroundtheworld journey news the moment of truth. Solar impulse 2 completes final china leg of roundthe. The solar impulse 2 landed in abu dhabi tuesday july 26, more than 16 months after it first took off. The solar impulse 2, the solar powered airplane thats just completed a flight from hawaii has arrived in the san francisco bay area and did a flyby pass around the golden gate. Solar impulse 2 pilot bertrand piccard speaks to cnns rachel crane about his historic flight across the pacific ocean. Solar impulse 2 breaks world record for longest nonstop. Solar impulse is the only airplane of perpetual endurance, able to fly day and night on solar power, without a drop of fuel. Explore solar impulse 2 profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of solar impulse 2. Strategies had to be invented from scratch to allow solar impulse 2 to fly across the pacific for 5 consecutive. The solar impulse 2 s wings, which stretch wider than those of a boeing 747, are equipped with 17,000 solar cells that power propellers and charge batteries. Inflight interview with solar impulse 2 pilot captain.
Check out the solar impulse 2 in daytime flight below, as well as the livestream of the landing. Our founding members, key actors in the field of clean technology, will take part in the first constituent assembly and witness the countdown to select. The solar impulse foundation team has been there since day one to launch the world alliance for efficient solutions with a constituent assembly occurring on tuesday, november 14th at 6pm. The first prototype, solar impulse hbsia, was developed in 2009 by the. Data has been collected for both the aircrafts for analysis. This revolutionary airplane had to do what no one had ever done before.
Solar impulse airplane best of the roundtheworld youtube. Solar impulse is widely regarded to be the most ambitious move in the world of aircraft powered by renweable energy. Solar impulse 2 hbsib solar airplane aerospace technology. Solar impulse ii has completed the first solarpowered flight. In the runup to the premier flight, we can watch the teams. Solar impulse is a swiss longrange experimental solar powered aircraft project, and also the name of the projects two operational aircraft. Solar impulse 2 video stories aetherion digital outofhome. The solar impulse 2 left southern spain on monday on its way to egypt for the penultimate leg of the solar powered airplanes landmark roundtheworld journey. The revolutionary solar impulse 2 aircraft passed the point of no return monday after it left japan bound for hawaii, the most. Solar impulse 2 has finally come full circle after it touched down in abu dhabi on tuesday first solar plane to circle the planet. The new version was unveiled at the payerne airbase in switzerland in april 2014. The wings have 7,000 solar cells built in which power four. Solar impulse 2 completes first ever atlantic crossing by solar plane. Solar impulse 2 completes roundtheworld flight wvideos.
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