26 hours airtime solar impulse landed
Post date: Jul 8, 2010 11:05:28 AM
Solar plane completes 24-hour flight
The plane, with a 207-foot wingspan, touched down at Payerne airfield about 31 miles south west of the Swiss capital Bern earlier this morning. It proves the plane can stay in the air non-stop around the clock.
source:irishtimes.com
VIDEO landing solar impulse: france24.com
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The prototype four-engine aircraft was flown by
Andre Borschberg, a former fighter jet pilot from Switzerland.
Solar Impulse
is ultimately expected to attain an average flying speed of 70 kilometres an hour and reach a maximum altitude
of 8,500 metres.