Specializes in the design manufacture and testing of aircraft with particular expertise in advanced materials lightweight structures and the integration of solar power systems in aircraft.
The solar panel plane.
During daylight the solar panels charged the plane s batteries which make up a quarter of the craft s 2 3 tonne weight.
Testing how long the solar plane v3 will stay aloft on a perfect day.
Solar impulse is a swiss long range experimental solar powered aircraft project and also the name of the project s two operational aircraft.
Objective to make an inexpensive solar rc plane that can fly by using only energy from the sun to run motors note making and flying this plane requires experience in flying and building of rc planes.
Due to battery damage the craft halted at hawaii where its batteries were replaced.
The privately financed project is led by swiss engineer and businessman andré borschberg and swiss psychiatrist and balloonist bertrand piccard who co piloted breitling orbiter 3 the first balloon to circle the world non stop.
The basis of the commercial aircraft will be used and the aircraft will be pushed to the limit of its ability to.
Solarstratos is the first commercial two seater solar plane in history it will also be the first manned solar plane penetrating the stratosphere.
So this is not best plane for first timers.
Calin gologan elektra solar gmbh technical partner solarstratos is the designer.
In the wee hours of july 26 2016 solar impulse 2 landed in abu dhabi to eager crowds and cameras.
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Sunpower is proud to be the official solar technology supplier to solarstratos an airplane that will be able to fly as high as 80 000 feet without a drop of.
After 14 months of travel and 550 hours in the air the plane had accomplished what many had.
Completed in 2014 solar impulse 2 carried more solar cells and more powerful engines among other improvements.
The pilot also climbed to 29 000 feet during the day and glided down.