Successful test for no-fuel plane
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Uploaded by swissinfovideos on Apr 9, 2010
On April 7, 2010, just before 10.30am Solar Impulse took off for the first time from Payerne. Its the first aircraft designed to fly night and day without fuel and polluting emissions. The carbon fibre plane has a wingspan comparable to an Airbus A340. 12,000 solar cells are built into its wings to power four electric engines and to charge batteries to enable flying at night. The flight lasted around one hour thirty minutes. (TSR/swissinfo.ch)
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I don't see why people have not designed a hybrid airship with solar power. It would allow for more payload, lift area, and stability I imagine.
unambitious 14 hours ago
@SH1974 , Yup and these solar planes can not fly in any kind of turbulence. But like cars a hybrid version might be good,,, also have a back up system ..
JaxxBat 2 months ago
When he's done it, imagine that huge footprint of this around the globe flight.
Including
engeneering & manufacturing the plane
& the test flights
& the technical support
& the press (cars and electricity)
& the ilumination of the museum where this plane will be issued after this major flight,
& all the computers watching the videos here on Youtube.
With this footprint You could jet 10'000times around the world.
I mean: Nothing against tecnology but this is just wasting of resources!
SH1974 2 months ago 2
very nice
captkirkconnell 1 year ago
you see some fat ass watching lol
JacobH420 1 year ago
They will probably combine it with traditional propulsion to begin with
TheSimonHarris 1 year ago
@maggokaggoerabbo yeah and it will be far more effortable to train pilots making flight even more safer
tobount 1 year ago
How that other plane can fly in 2013 over the whorld , if in 2012 whorld whill end :D
inposible , ant way awsome idea .
cidoXL 1 year ago
this will save a lot of money and on the other hand will spend alot of money on these planes
maggokaggoerabbo 1 year ago
What's next? Solar powered space flight?
bourquechris 1 year ago