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 … [continued]
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 … [continued]
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 … [continued]
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 … [continued]
