Originally published on 1Sun4All. The fifth flight for Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) will take off from Mandalay (Mandalay International Airport, MDL/VYMD) in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, headed for Chongqing (Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, CKG/ZUCK) in the People’s Republic of China, on Wednesday, March 25, 2015, according to recent news … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. To celebrate the arrival of the Solar Impulse airplane in Mandalay, Solar Impulse says Swiss pilots and co-founders of Solar Impulse, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, were elated to announce a partnership between ABB, the world’s leading power and automation technology group, and PACT, an international NGO, to bring solar energy to … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) took off for its fourth flight, from Varanasi (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport, VNS/VIBN) in the Republic of India to Mandalay (Mandalay International Airport, MDL/VYMD) in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, at 23:52 UTC. Solar Impulse says Bertrand Piccard flew the zero-fuel airplane … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Solar Impulse says the 4th stopover in the round-the-world attempt will be in Myanmar, Mandalay, where Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) will be grounded for three days. Mandalay, the second-largest city in Myanmar and the last royal capital of Burma, will give the team warm, dry days with an abundance of sunshine to charge the solar cells on … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. I hope you are enjoying the coverage of the bold attempt by Solar Impulse 2 to go where no solar airplane has gone — around the entire world, powered only by the sun. There was drama on the tarmac in Ahmedabad, India. If you missed it, I highly recommend watching … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) will take off today for its third flight, traveling from Ahmedabad (Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, AMD/VAAH) in the Republic of India, to Varanasi (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport, VNS/VIBN) also in the Republic of India. André Borschberg will fly the zero-fuel airplane for about 1071 km … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Solar Impulse reports that co-founders and pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg hosted a Google Hangout with schools across India, arranged by Aditya Birla Group. The pilots were in the mobile hangar with the Solar Impulse 2 airplane during its stay in Ahmedabad, India, at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Altran, a global high‐tech engineering consulting firm, works alongside its clients in the creation and development of their new products and services. Bertrand Piccard says on the video shown below: “As soon as Solar Impulse was in my mind, Altran was there. And even before we signed any contract, we had four engineers from … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Solar Impulse yesterday released the great news that Solar Impulse 2 landed in Ahmedabad, India, after crossing the Arabian Sea, completing the longest distance ever flown by a solar airplane in aviation history. Bertrand Picard tweeted: “It is fantastic to arrive in #India powered by the sun!” After an 11-hour … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. The Solar Impulse team says via Twitter: He made it! Bertrand Piccard landed safely in #Ahmedabad after a record-breaking flight! Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) took off at 6.35am (02:35UTC) on the second flight in this round-the-world journey from Muscat (Muscat International Airport, MCT/OOMS) in the Sultanate of Oman to Ahmedabad (Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, … [continued]
