Originally published on 1Sun4All. Solar Impulse 2, piloted by Bertrand Piccard, has landed in Chongqing, China, after successfully completing the 5th and most challenging flight since having started the inspiring and ambitious round-the-world (RTW) attempt. The landing was delayed by 36 minutes due to traffic at the airport, and the winds were greater than anticipated. In spite of these obstacles, the landing … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Monaco Control Center (MCC) has cleared Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) for take off on its 5th flight, flying from Mandalay (Mandalay International Airport, MDL/VYMD) in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, to Chongqing (Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, CKG/ZUCK) in the People’s Republic of China. Solar Impulse announced that Bertrand Piccard will fly … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Solar Impulse shared on Google+: “#Si2 will takeoff on Sunday, 22PM UTC, for #Flight5 to #Chongqing, #China! Pilots and team are getting prepared for this long flight above Himalayas and Kunming.” Solar Impulse tweeted: “#Flight5 to #Chongqing confirmed! #MCC team solved issues we had with cumulus above #Si2.” Solar … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. The first departure date from Myanmar for Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) has been updated by Solar Impulse to be March 26. While we wait for the 5th flight of the round-the-world attempt that will carry the sun-powered airplane from Mandalay, Myanmar, to Chongqing, China, it might be fun to see what Martin Saive … [continued]
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]
The one-man solar airplane “Solar Impulse” is on its way around the world. It is propelled exclusively by solar energy, no fuels involved. Some days back, it took off from Abu Dhabi and, after stops in Ahmedabad and Varanasi in India, is now en-route to Mandalay in Burma, then to China … [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]
