CleanTechnica » solar airplane http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 99 Days: Solar Impulse Round-The-World Solar Flight (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/20/99-days-solar-impulse-round-world-solar-flight-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/20/99-days-solar-impulse-round-world-solar-flight-video/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2014 20:55:31 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75245 Originally published on 1Sun4All. The pilots of Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) have been diligently testing the solar-powered aircraft for the 2015 round-the-world flight. This first in aviation history will take the pilots, the crew and the entire Si2 team around the world: crossing oceans and continents. Si2 first took to the skies in June, soaring across Switzerland and getting its first

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/20/99-days-solar-impulse-round-world-solar-flight-video/feed/ 2 Abu Dhabi To Host Solar Impulse 2 Around-the-World Mission http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/26/abu-dhabi-host-solar-impulse-2-around-world-mission/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/26/abu-dhabi-host-solar-impulse-2-around-world-mission/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2014 12:24:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72463 1Sun4All. The Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) team has just announced the point of departure and completion for their Around-the-World Mission Flights which will take place over 5 months from the beginning of March to the end of July 2015. The distance covered in this pending record-breaking journey is 35,000km (22,000 miles) and will consist of approximately 10 legs—some lasting more than 5 days and nights—and take roughly 500

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/26/abu-dhabi-host-solar-impulse-2-around-world-mission/feed/ 0 “Wheels Up” She Flies! Solar Impulse 2 #FIRSTFLIGHT (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/02/wheels-flies-solar-impulse-2-firstflight-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/02/wheels-flies-solar-impulse-2-firstflight-video/#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2014 01:07:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67732  Originally published on 1Sun4All. Solar Impulse 2, the solar aircraft of Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, today (2 June 2014) carried out its first flight out of the Payerne aerodrome in Switzerland. Solar Impulse 2 #FIRSTFLIGHT | Bertrand Piccard (left) and André Borschberg (right) congratulate test pilot, Markus Scherdel | 2014.06.02 | © Solar Impulse | Revillard | Rezo.ch Best-Of Solar Impulse 2 #FirstFlight – Maiden

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/02/wheels-flies-solar-impulse-2-firstflight-video/feed/ 6 #FIRSTFLIGHT For Solar Impulse 2 on Monday June, 2 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/01/firstflight-solar-impulse-2-monday-june-2/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/01/firstflight-solar-impulse-2-monday-june-2/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2014 00:00:42 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67683  Originally published on 1Sun4All. BREAKING NEWS from the Solar Impulse team: #FIRSTFLIGHT MONDAY June, 2 Solar Impulse 2 will be taking-off tomorrow for its maiden flight. It is a great moment for everyone who has built this revolutionary solar airplane. #Si2 has now been approved by the authorities, and is ready for this summer’s test flights. Keep an eye on

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/01/firstflight-solar-impulse-2-monday-june-2/feed/ 0 Solar Impulse 2 Is On the Tarmac! Taxiway Speed Test (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/28/solar-impulse-2-tarmac-taxiway-speed-test-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/28/solar-impulse-2-tarmac-taxiway-speed-test-video/#comments Wed, 28 May 2014 23:00:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67551  Originally published on 1Sun4All. Solar Impulse 2 is on the tarmac and testing all systems in preparation for the first test flight, anticipated in the next few weeks. This week’s Insider video shows the crew testing the plane, landing gear, mechanical controls and generally monitoring the behavior of all systems at low-speed. I can’t wait to see the high-speed test

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/28/solar-impulse-2-tarmac-taxiway-speed-test-video/feed/ 0 Testing Solar Impulse 2 in Advance of Maiden Flight (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/21/testing-solar-impulse-2-advance-maiden-flight-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/21/testing-solar-impulse-2-advance-maiden-flight-video/#comments Wed, 21 May 2014 14:50:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67210 Originally published on 1Sun4All. Imagine energy reserves increasing during flight! To make this dream a reality, we had to make maximum use of every single watt supplied by the sun, and store it in our batteries. We tracked down every possible source of energy efficiency. Today, Solar Impulse is the first solar airplane flying through night

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/21/testing-solar-impulse-2-advance-maiden-flight-video/feed/ 0 Solar Impulse Inspires MIT Engineering Students (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/20/solar-impulse-inspires-mit-engineering-students-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/20/solar-impulse-inspires-mit-engineering-students-video/#comments Tue, 20 May 2014 10:36:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67143 Originally published on 1Sun4All. Watch the discussion between André Borschberg—CEO, Co-Founder & Pilot of Solar Impulse—and students from the MIT Aeronautics Astronautics Unified Engineering class, led by Professor Olivier de Weck. An MIT Unified Engineering & Solar Impulse Hangout On Air The topic of discussion above is the challenges of building a solar airplane, as well as some highlights

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/20/solar-impulse-inspires-mit-engineering-students-video/feed/ 0 Solar Impulse 2 Preps for 1st Test Flight (#Insider VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/11/solar-impulse-2-preps-1st-test-flight-insider-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/11/solar-impulse-2-preps-1st-test-flight-insider-video/#comments Sun, 11 May 2014 12:10:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66608 Originally published on 1Sun4All. Solar Impulse 2 is performing ground tests in preparation for its first test flight, which is expected in the coming weeks. In the run-up to the premier flight, we can watch the team’s preparations via video. In this edition of #Insider, we meet Si2’s Flight Test Engineer, Christoph, and the ground team runs the engines for

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/11/solar-impulse-2-preps-1st-test-flight-insider-video/feed/ 1 Exclusive Interviews With Solar Impulse Co-Founders André Borschberg & Bertrand Piccard http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/10/exclusive-interviews-solar-impulse-co-founders-andre-borschberg-bertrand-piccard/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/10/exclusive-interviews-solar-impulse-co-founders-andre-borschberg-bertrand-piccard/#comments Sat, 10 May 2014 21:26:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66703 Tremendous thanks to ABB for allowing me to publish the following videos, which are ABB-recorded videos of my interviews with Solar Impulse co-founders André Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard. If you’re a regular reader and are into the Solar Impulse, you probably already watched my recording of my interview with Bertrand. However, you’ll quickly notice that the quality

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/10/exclusive-interviews-solar-impulse-co-founders-andre-borschberg-bertrand-piccard/feed/ 0 Solar Impulse 2 Airplane Official Unveiling on April 9 (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/08/solar-impulse-2-airplane-official-unveiling-april-9-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/08/solar-impulse-2-airplane-official-unveiling-april-9-video/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2014 16:50:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65068 Originally published on 1Sun4All. I don’t know how many of you are aware of this, but the beautiful solar airplane that flew day and night across the United States last year was a prototype. Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg were both training in Solar Impulse 1 — HB-SIA — for their big adventure, the first round-the-world flight powered by the sun. In

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/08/solar-impulse-2-airplane-official-unveiling-april-9-video/feed/ 0 ABB & Solar Impulse Form Strategic Alliance — Reveal Coming April 9 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/07/abb-solar-impulse-form-strategic-alliance-reveal-coming-april-9/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/07/abb-solar-impulse-form-strategic-alliance-reveal-coming-april-9/#comments Mon, 07 Apr 2014 12:10:54 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64997 Originally published on 1Sun4All. The team at Solar Impulse released news that Switzerland-based ABB, a global leader in renewables, sustainable transportation and energy efficiency announced on April 6, 2014 that it will support Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg in their attempt to fly around the world in the new solar powered airplane, Solar Impulse 2, in 2015. I reported in an earlier article that on

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/07/abb-solar-impulse-form-strategic-alliance-reveal-coming-april-9/feed/ 2 Sir Richard Branson To Power Necker Island With Renewables http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/18/sir-richard-branson-power-necker-island-renewables/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/18/sir-richard-branson-power-necker-island-renewables/#comments Tue, 18 Feb 2014 10:20:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=62848 Originally published on 1Sun4All. You may know of Sir Richard Branson — he’s the founder and chairman of Virgin Group, a British business tycoon, and a renowned entrepreneur. He has engaged in many aviation adventures, which include his hot air balloon “Virgin Atlantic Flyer” crossing the Atlantic in 1987. A new venture of his will hopefully offer a revolutionary, cheaper

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/18/sir-richard-branson-power-necker-island-renewables/feed/ 0 Solar Impulse 72H Virtual Flight Trains For Round-the-World Solar Flight http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/21/solar-impulse-72h-virtual-flight-trains-round-world-solar-flight/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/21/solar-impulse-72h-virtual-flight-trains-round-world-solar-flight/#comments Sun, 22 Dec 2013 00:12:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=60426 Originally published on 1Sun4All. At 08.00 am (local time) on December 20 2013, Bertrand Piccard completed the 72H non-stop flight simulation begun 3 days earlier in Dübendorf, Switzerland, reports Solar Impulse. After André Borschberg in 2012, Bertrand confronted the human challenge of very long flights and drew many lessons in preparation for the first round-the-world flight in 2015. The

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/21/solar-impulse-72h-virtual-flight-trains-round-world-solar-flight/feed/ 2 Solar Impulse 72 Hour Transatlantic Flight Simulation (VIDEO ) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/14/solar-impulse-72-hour-transatlantic-flight-simulation-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/14/solar-impulse-72-hour-transatlantic-flight-simulation-video/#comments Sun, 15 Dec 2013 00:58:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=60173 Originally published on 1Sun4All. For 72 hours, non-stop (that’s 3 days and 3 nights), between 17 and 20 December 2013, Bertrand Piccard will stay at the controls of the flight simulator, a near-exact reconstruction of HB-SIB’s cockpit, reports Solar Impulse. The goal of the experience is to make the pilot as “sustainable” as the aircraft in preparation for

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/14/solar-impulse-72-hour-transatlantic-flight-simulation-video/feed/ 1 Google Teams Up With The Solar Airplane, Solar Impulse http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/16/google-teams-up-with-the-solar-airplane-solar-impulse/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/16/google-teams-up-with-the-solar-airplane-solar-impulse/#comments Mon, 16 Sep 2013 20:01:45 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=56446 Originally published on 1Sun4All. Solar Impulse reports that the Silicon Valley–based Internet company known as Google (heard of it?) has become Solar Impulse’s official Internet Technology Partner. To commemorate this, the Solar Impulse team will take its Google+ URL (google.com/+solarimpulse) to new heights on the side of their Swiss Solar Impulse airplane.  The following is an official Solar Impulse news release: Google

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/16/google-teams-up-with-the-solar-airplane-solar-impulse/feed/ 1 Final Flight For Solar Impulse On July 6 http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/04/final-flight-for-solar-impulse-on-july-6/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/04/final-flight-for-solar-impulse-on-july-6/#comments Thu, 04 Jul 2013 14:00:31 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53588 The final celebratory flight of HB-SIA, the solar airplane affectionately known as Solar Impulse, is scheduled to take place on July 6. The date and time may change due to weather, so check back in here on CleanTechnica, as we’ll continue to publish the latest news from Solar Impulse.  The solar-powered airplane of Swiss pioneers Bertrand Piccard and André

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/04/final-flight-for-solar-impulse-on-july-6/feed/ 2 Solar Impulse Lands In DC, Solar Impulse Founders Presented Top Innovation SEIA Award http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/17/solar-impulse-lands-in-dc-solar-impulse-founders-presented-top-innovation-seia-award/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/17/solar-impulse-lands-in-dc-solar-impulse-founders-presented-top-innovation-seia-award/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:30:46 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52932 Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, the founders of Solar Impulse have successfully arrived in our nation’s capital with their solar-powered airplane. The welcoming community waiting on the tarmac when they landed gave them a flag. Bertrand and André have given a Clean Generation flag to each community in which they landed that was a scheduled stopover. This banner from the Washington DC

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/17/solar-impulse-lands-in-dc-solar-impulse-founders-presented-top-innovation-seia-award/feed/ 2 Solar Impulse, The Solar Airplane, Reroutes To Washington, DC http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/14/solar-impulse-the-solar-airplane-reroutes-to-washington-d-c/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/14/solar-impulse-the-solar-airplane-reroutes-to-washington-d-c/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 05:05:46 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52802 Solar Impulse, the most famous solar airplane in the world, is flying from historic St. Louis, Missouri to America’s capital city, Washington, DC. This ground-breaking flight is making history for two reasons. The first is that this elegant Swiss craft is flying to the political center of the United States; the second is the flight itself.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/14/solar-impulse-the-solar-airplane-reroutes-to-washington-d-c/feed/ 4 Solar Plane Founders — Reddit Ask Me Anything May 31 1:00PM ET http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/30/solar-plane-reddit-ask-me-anything-may-31-100pm-et/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/30/solar-plane-reddit-ask-me-anything-may-31-100pm-et/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 22:55:40 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52305 Reddit’s hosting an “Ask Me Anything” with the pilots of Solar Impulse on Friday, May 31, at 1:00pm ET / 10:00am PT / 19:00 CET André Borschberg, new absolute world distance record holder in solar aviation, and Bertrand Piccard, initiator and chairman of Solar Impulse, are both pilots of the well-traveled zero-fuel solar-powered airplane. They will answer questions

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/30/solar-plane-reddit-ask-me-anything-may-31-100pm-et/feed/ 1 Have You Ever Wanted a Flying Car? (Video) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/11/have-you-ever-wanted-a-flying-car-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/11/have-you-ever-wanted-a-flying-car-video/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 13:39:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51602 Introducing TF-X: Terrafugia’s Vision for the Future of Personal Transportation Let’s say that you’re traveling on the freeway to a business meeting and your GPS tells you that the road in front of you has just become impassable. There is an alternate route available; however, it adds an hour and a half to your journey.

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