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Solar Plane Makes Round-the-World Flight
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, August 1, 2016 — Swiss pioneers Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg achieved the first ever round-the-world solar flight in the Solar Impulse 2 zero-emission electric and solar airplane. “This is not only a first in the history of aviation, it’s before all a first in the history of energy,” Piccard said. “I’m sure that within 10 years we’ll see electric airplanes transporting 50 passengers on short to medium haul flights. But it’s not enough. The same
Solar Flight Proves the Power of Clean Energy Technologies
May 16, 2016 — The eagle has landed. And the “eagle” in this case is a solar-powered airplane. The Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) — part of Solar Impulse, a program that aims to demonstrate and promote the power of clean technologies — touched down...
Students in Spain Build Solar Plane
CATALONIA, Spain, June 16, 2011 — A prototype for a solar energy plane called the “Solar Endeavour” is being developed by students at the Terrassa School of Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering (ETSEIAT) at the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC); their hope is to...
Solar Plane Achieves 1st Night Flight
PAYERNE, Switzerland, July 8, 2010 — The Solar Impulse HB-SIA, the first aircraft designed to fly day and night without fuel or pollution, has completed the first night flight ever by a solar-powered plane. Taking off yesterday morning from Payerne Airbase with André Borschberg,...
Solar Impulse Aces 1st Flight
DÜBENDORF AIRFIELD, Switzerland, Dec. 3, 2009 – The first airplane designed to fly day and night without fuel, the Solar Impulse HB-SIA, left the ground for the first time today. The results of the ground tests conducted over the past few weeks to verify numerous parameters had been...
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