Solar Impulse plane starts day and night flight, 12.000 solar cells
Post date: Jul 7, 2010 7:31:35 PM
12.000 solar cells
The test flight takes off from Switzerland
The aim is to assess whether the plane can fly in darkness, using solar cells on its wings to generate enough power to stay in the air for 24 hours.
The HB-SIA plane, which took off from Switzerland, has the weight of a family car but the wingspan of a big airliner like Airbus A320
'Solar future'
The plane, which has 12,000 solar cells, is the latest step in the Solar Impulse project, which Mr Borschberg leads with his business partner and fellow adventurer, Bertrand Piccard.
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