CleanTechnica » solar aviation records 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 Solar Impulse Holds 8 FAI Records, Category-Solar Aviation http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/29/solar-impulse-holds-8-fai-records-category-solar-aviation/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/29/solar-impulse-holds-8-fai-records-category-solar-aviation/#comments Fri, 29 Nov 2013 21:33:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=59577 Originally published on 1Sun4All. While the Across America mission is well behind us and we are working on finishing the second prototype airplane HB SIB and preparing for the 2015 Around-the-World flights, there are still a few successes coming out of our American adventure, writes Gregory Blatt for Solar Impulse. The following is courtesy of Solar Impulse: More Than Just A New Record

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/29/solar-impulse-holds-8-fai-records-category-solar-aviation/feed/ 0 New Solar Aviation World Distance Record Set By Solar Impulse http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/24/new-solar-aviation-world-distance-record-set-by-solar-impulse/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/24/new-solar-aviation-world-distance-record-set-by-solar-impulse/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 10:11:34 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52051 The Solar Impulse, flying from Phoenix to Dallas this week, set an absolute distance world record for solar-powered aviation. The departure from Phoenix was picture perfect. After a blessing from the Apache Spiritual Leader and the well-timed assistance of their ground crew, Solar Impulse lifted off so quickly it seemed nearly impossible. For those of us

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