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Solar impulse flying from Switzerland to Belgium

Posted by CrashingDutchman on May 13, 2011 at 2:57am

3689406352?profile=originalA Swiss airplane, powered by solar energy has left the Swiss village Payerne for it's first international flight to Brussels in Belgium. The trip will take around 12 hours. You can follow flight control here.

 

The Solar Impulse combines the wingspan of a commercial airliner with the weight of a car. The wings are covered with solar cells that provide the electric motors with power. The inventors of the Solar Impulse wrote history last year when they circled for 24 hours over Switzerland, by only using solar energy. The team has planned to fly around the world within 2 years.

Tags: energy, impulse, solar
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  • Jonathan Lussier May 13, 2011 at 10:28am
    yes the 'website' ground station is a sweet idea!
  • CrashingDutchman May 13, 2011 at 10:24am
    The Solar Impulse as initiated it's descend to land at Brussels Airport.
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    Stefan Olofsson May 13, 2011 at 10:16am
    You gotta love the live "ground station" showing heading etc.
  • Mogly (Umesh Tharanath) May 13, 2011 at 4:21am

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  • Ritchie May 13, 2011 at 3:56am
    Sweet. Solar energy the one form of energy that could actually be useful as a renewable energy source. Good to see challenges like this pushing the boundaries of it.
  • CrashingDutchman May 13, 2011 at 3:41am
    Follow the Solar Impulse through Twitter with #solarimpulse: http://twitter.com/#!/search/%23solarimpulse
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