Solar Impulse - Wings Delivery

Over hill and dale: Three light-weights in a 10-ton-truck on their way to Dübendorf

One careless movement and all the work of the past few months could be in danger. A dent, a crack or a tear in the wrong place and the parts for the wings of the Solar Impulse prototype may have to be built all over again. The tension matched the importance of the delivery as the three parts made from razor-thin sheets of carbon fibre were transported from Lake Geneva to the Solar Impulse hangar in Dübendorf. To make sure they survived the 200 kilometres long journey up hill and down dale in one piece, the delicate parts, each weighing only 120kg, were carefully packed into three huge transport boxes and carried in a special convoy on a lorry through the night. In Dübendorf a dozen men awaited the precious parts at daybreak and carried them safely to the hangar, where they are currently being assembled to create the 61 metres long wings.

Keep track of the exciting mission of the voyage of the parts with the current "Solar Impulse Insight" video clip.

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