solar impulse
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Solar Impulse Becomes First Plane To Go Around The World Using Solar Power
The question on everyone’s mind: What’s going on with Solar Impulse?
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Flying A Solar Plane Around The World Takes One Hell Of A Ground Crew
The Solar Impulse solar-powered plane touched down today in Hawaii, at the end of a record-setting flight across the Pacific. Attention and praise are quite rightly going to be heaped on pilot André Borschberg, who will have been peeing into a funnel for 120 hours straight. But behind the scenes, Solar Impulse is also the…
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Solar Impulse Is Currently On An Epic 6 Day Pacific Ocean Crossing
Having taken off over the weekend from Nanjing, China, Solar Impulse is on the longest leg of its journey. With a cruise speed under 100 km/h, the 8500 km journey will take up to 6 days and nights.
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This Is How A Plane Will Navigate Earth Using Solar Power Alone
Last year, the team behind Solar Impulse 2 revealed the design of a plane that it hopes will be able to traverse the world without refuelling. Now, it’s revealed the route it will take when it takes off — which will hopefully be in March.