first international flight prototype electric airplane powered by photovoltaic arrays to be held this month. So far, the plane flew just over the area of \u200b\u200bSwitzerland. Home is dependent on favorable weather conditions.
Solar Impulse project is subsidized by the European Commission, therefore the first objective will be to Brussels. Then the plane flew to Paris where he is to be highlight of 49th International Paris Air Show that takes place from 20 to 26 June 2011.
Solar Impulse project whose aim is to build an airplane powered by electricity, which will be able to lap the globe, has been running since 2003. The company led by a psychiatrist and explorer Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberga military pilot receives funding primarily from private companies, especially Deutsche Bank, Omega and Solvay SA. Other partners are Bayer MaterialScience, Altran and Swisscom. Additionally, the project is supported by Clarins, Semper, Toyota, BKW, STG. EPFL, the European Space Agency (ESA) and Dassault provide additional technical expertise.
We are already working on the project interdisciplinary team of 50 experts zz six countries, supported by about 100 outside consultants.
plane comparable in size to the Airbus A340 weighs just 1600 kg and it takes one passenger. I do not need no fuel, it can also fly at night, which proved during the 26-year-hour flight 7-8 July 2010
Technical
aircraft Wingspan: 63.40 m
Length: 21.85 m
Height: 6.40 m Weight
: 1 600 Kg
engine power: 4 x 10 HP electric engines
Photovoltaics: 11 628 (10 748 in the wings, the stabilizer 880)
average flight speed: 70 km / h speed
climb: 35 km / h
Ceiling: 8 500 m (27 900 ft)
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