Solar Impulse

Solar Impulse 1 and Solar Impulse 2 are airplanes powered by solar energy. André Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard from Switzerland created these planes as an experiment.^[1] The goal of this experiment is to fly around Earth using only solar energy.

Solar Impulse Media

Solar Impulse 1 – fuselage and motors
Solar Impulse 1 – wing structure
Solar Impulse 1 during its first "flea hop" test flight in Dübendorf on 3 December 2009
Solar Impulse 1 at Brussels Airport in May 2011.
Solar Impulse 1 on display at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on 14 July 2013.
Solar Impulse 2 at the Payerne Air Base in November 2014
Flight suits worn on Solar Impulse
Circumnavigation route of Solar Impulse 2.
Solar Impulse 2 in its hangar in Hawaii, 2016

References

↑ Cardwell, Diane (1 May 2013). "Cross-Country Solar Plane Expedition Set for Takeoff". New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/02/business/energy-environment/cross-country-solar-plane-expedition-set-for-takeoff.html. Retrieved 2 May 2013.

[NYT-20130501-1] Cardwell, Diane (1 May 2013). "Cross-Country Solar Plane Expedition Set for Takeoff". New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/02/business/energy-environment/cross-country-solar-plane-expedition-set-for-takeoff.html. Retrieved 2 May 2013.

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