Originally published on 1Sun4All. Those of you who were watching the live takeoff coverage of Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) — the world’s first solar-powered plane able to fly day and night without a drop of fuel — from Nagoya, Japan, already know that the weather window closed as André Borschberg — CEO, cofounder, and pilot of … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Solar Impulse 2 (Si2), the world’s first solar-powered plane able to fly day and night without a drop of fuel, says a weather window has been identified and André Borschberg — CEO, cofounder, and pilot of Solar Impulse — will attempt to embark from Nagoya to Hawaii today, 23 … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. The pilots of Solar Impulse, Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg, have released statements in support of the negotiations taking place in Bonn, Germany, this week in advance of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP21, that will be held in Paris, France, in November and December of 2015. Enjoy! As COP 21 negotiations … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) just released the news that André Borschberg will be landing in Nagoya, Japan, due to weather conditions. You can read all the information from the Si2 team below: Unfortunately, the current weather window to reach Hawaii has closed. The cold front is too dangerous to cross, so we have … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) is in the air as you read this. André Borschberg is anticipated to fly for 6 days and 5 nights, and land on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. If this flight is successful, there will be new world records set for solar aviation. The Si2 … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Breaking News: the Solar Impulse team says the epic flight over the Pacific Ocean is scheduled. I have provided a link for the video of the landing below. This is different from previous flights when I have been able to use both landing and takeoff videos in my article. We … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. While we wait to cheer on the adventurous pilots of Solar Impulse 2, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, to cross the Pacific Ocean, we can virtually fly the solar-powered aircraft with a free web-based flight simulator for Solar Impulse, in real meteorological conditions. This news was just released by solartakeoff.com and is … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. On the tarmac, batteries fully charged — and no go! André Borschberg was scheduled to take off in Solar Impulse, from Nanjing, China, to Honolulu, Hawaii. But the mission team has decided against a takeoff on UTC May 25. After a final flight briefing, a managerial decision was made to cancel this flight. … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. You may have seen one of my recent articles about the impending solar flight across the Pacific Ocean: The Moment Of Truth for Solar Impulse: Epic Pacific Crossing or Solar Impulse Prepares for 5 Days & Nights Pacific Crossing, and you may be wondering why Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) has been waiting to make this … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. André Borschberg, co-founder and pilot of Solar Impulse 2 (Si2), has rejoined the Si2 team in Nanjing, China, and is preparing for the biggest flight for the solar-powered airplane to date. It has been announced on Twitter that André Borschberg will pilot the most energy-efficient airplane in the world from the most … [continued]
