Solar Impulse
Around the World in a Solar Airplane
From Claude Almansi, Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Hi All,
Solar Impulse is a plane powered by solar energy. It is making its first 24-hour flight over Switzerland as I write this, and the project has a website, from which you can view various types of info in real time or at least frequently updated:
- interactive data charts
- view from the cockpit (if I understand correctly, a humanized visualization of the charts)
Best,
Claude
[Added 7.8.10: See Harry Keller and John Adsit’s comment Flight of the ‘Solar Impulse’ – Educationally Relevant?; also see John Sener’s ‘Solar Impulse’ – Could Very Well Be Educational. -js]
Pictures
From the Solar Impulse site. See more in the pictures section.
Solar Impulse landed safely
90 minutes agoat 9 am CET, with its batteries still half-fullThis is way bteetr than a brick & mortar establishment.
Claude, this flight is amazing. Who would’ve thought a solar flight would be possible. While in flight, I guess it would charge its batteries during the day and rely on the batteries at night?