Solar Impulse plane set for epic global flight
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Re: Solar Impulse plane set for epic global flight
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by DougC » Apr 24, 2016 10:58 pm
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Re: Solar Impulse plane set for epic global flight
#22 by DougC » May 02, 2016 11:12 pm
B.B.C. - Solar Impulse aeroplane heads for Phoenix, Arizona
Getting ready for departure with Moffett's famous Hanger One in the background
Getting ready for departure with Moffett's famous Hanger One in the background
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Re: Solar Impulse plane set for epic global flight
#23 by DougC » May 03, 2016 11:42 pm
B.B.C. - Solar Impulse lands safely in Arizona in the US
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Re: Solar Impulse plane set for epic global flight
#24 by DougC » May 13, 2016 10:56 pm
B.B.C. - Solar Impulse aeroplane reaches Oklahoma
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Re: Solar Impulse plane set for epic global flight
#25 by crank » May 14, 2016 2:13 am
Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg. Why oh why isn't Andre's last name Borschborg. We'd have Piccard threatened by the Borg Collective which could be seen as a Borg Soup.
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Re: Solar Impulse plane set for epic global flight
#26 by DougC » May 14, 2016 3:18 am
Life does not always imitate art.
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Re: Solar Impulse plane set for epic global flight
#27 by DougC » May 21, 2016 5:52 pm
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Re: Solar Impulse plane set for epic global flight
#28 by DougC » May 26, 2016 11:40 pm
B.B.C. - Solar Impulse lands in Pennsylvania
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Re: Solar Impulse plane set for epic global flight
#29 by DougC » Jun 11, 2016 5:30 am
B.B.C. - Solar Impulse 2 to make New York fly-over
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Re: Solar Impulse plane set for epic global flight
#30 by DougC » Jun 11, 2016 4:24 pm
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Re: Solar Impulse plane set for epic global flight
#31 by DougC » Jun 21, 2016 12:21 am
B.B.C. - Solar Impulse takes to the skies on Atlantic voyage
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Re: Solar Impulse plane set for epic global flight
#32 by DougC » Jun 23, 2016 12:09 am
B.B.C. - Solar Impulse on track for Seville landing
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Re: Solar Impulse plane set for epic global flight
#33 by DougC » Jun 24, 2016 1:18 am
B.B.C. - Solar Impulse completes Atlantic crossing with landing in Seville
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Re: Solar Impulse plane set for epic global flight
#34 by DougC » Jul 11, 2016 11:38 am
B.B.C. - Solar Impulse: Zero-fuel plane leaves Seville for Cairo
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Re: Solar Impulse plane set for epic global flight
#35 by DougC » Jul 13, 2016 10:01 pm
B.B.C. - Solar Impulse: Zero-fuel plane lands in Cairo
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Re: Solar Impulse plane set for epic global flight
#36 by DougC » Jul 24, 2016 12:15 am
B.B.C. - Solar Impulse: Zero-fuel plane begins final flight
Mr Piccard gets a last embrace from his wife Michele
Mr Piccard gets a last embrace from his wife Michele
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Re: Solar Impulse plane set for epic global flight
#37 by DougC » Jul 26, 2016 12:18 am
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-36890563
B.B.C. Article
Solar Impulse completes historic round-the-world trip
The Solar Impulse has become the first aircraft to circle the globe powered by the sun, after landing in Abu Dhabi on the last leg of its journey.
Bertrand Piccard piloted the plane for a final time, steering it safely from the Egyptian capital Cairo to the UAE.
He has been taking turns at the controls with Swiss compatriot Andre Borschberg.
It brings to an end an epic, 17-leg voyage that began in Abu Dhabi on 9 March last year.
The journey took in four continents, three seas and two oceans.
LEG 1: 9 March. Abu Dhabi (UAE) to Muscat (Oman) - 772km; 13 Hours 1 Minute
LEG 2: 10 March. Muscat (Oman) to Ahmedabad (India) - 1,593km; 15 Hours 20 Minutes
LEG 3: 18 March. Ahmedabad (India) to Varanasi (India) - 1,170km; 13 Hours 15 Minutes
LEG 4: 18 March. Varanasi (India) to Mandalay (Myanmar) - 1,536km; 13 Hours 29 Minutes
LEG 5: 29 March. Mandalay (Myanmar) to Chongqing (China) - 1,636km; 20 Hours 29 Minutes
LEG 6: 21 April. Chongqing (China) to Nanjing (China) - 1,384km; 17 Hours 22 Minutes
LEG 7: 30 May. Nanjing (China) to Nagoya (Japan) - 2,942km; 1 Day 20 Hours 9 Minutes
LEG 8: 28 June. Nagoya (Japan) to Kalaeloa, Hawaii (US) - 8,924km; 4 Days 21 Hours 52 Minutes
LEG 9: 21 April. Kalaeloa, Hawaii (US) to Mountain View, California (US) - 4,523km; 2 Days 17 Hours 29 Minutes
LEG 10: 2 May. Mountain View, California (US) to Phoenix, Arizona (US) - 1,199km; 15 Hours 52 Minutes
LEG 11: 12 May. Phoenix, Arizona (US) to Tulsa, Oklahoma (US) - 1,570 km; 18 Hours 10 Minutes
LEG 12: 21 May. Tulsa, Oklahoma (US) to Dayton, Ohio (US) - 1,113 km; 16 Hours 34 Minutes
LEG 13: 25 May. Dayton, Ohio (US) to Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania (US) - 1,044 km; 16 Hours 47 Minutes
LEG 14: 11 June. Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania (US) to New York (US) - 230km; 4 Hours 41 Minutes
LEG 15: 20 June. New York (US) to Seville (Spain) - 6,765km; 71 hours 8 minutes
LEG 16: 11 July. Seville (Spain) to Egypt (Cairo) - 3,745km; 48 Hours 50 Minutes
LEG 17: 23 July. Egypt (Cairo) to Abu Dhabi (UAE)
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Re: Solar Impulse plane set for epic global flight
#38 by DougC » Jul 26, 2016 10:33 am
Solar Impulse touched down at Al Bateen Executive Airport early on Tuesday
The two pilots embraced on landing
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Re: Solar Impulse plane set for epic global flight
#39 by tuco » Jul 26, 2016 8:42 pm
Just saw it on TV and one of the pilots said something like .. this is not landmark for aeronautics but for energy.
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edit: and the fucking journalist(? the one commenting the spot) said .. the plane has 17 000 solar panels .. wtf does that mean? tell me meters square you moron.
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edit: and the fucking journalist(? the one commenting the spot) said .. the plane has 17 000 solar panels .. wtf does that mean? tell me meters square you moron.
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