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Solar Impulse 2 flies from Japan to Hawaii using no fuel

(kulpims)
8 years 9 months 2 weeks ago

The trip from Japan to Hawaii was the longest leg in the Solar Impulse 2's ongoing trip around the world.
The aircraft has a maximum speed of 90 mph and only averaged around 40 mph during the flight, which means the journey took a daunting 117 hours and 52 seconds -- or nearly five days. The pilot for this leg of the flight, André Borschberg, got his sleep in 20-minute naps.

By comparison, a Boeing 777, with a top speed of around 600 mph, can make the same trip in about 8.5 hours.

The Solar Impulse 2 broke a number of records with its latest flight, including longest distance for solar-powered flight, longest duration for solar-powered flight, and longest non-stop solo-pilot flight of any kind (made possible because the plane doesn't need to stop for refueling).

"This oceanic flight to Hawaii demonstrates that if technological solutions exist to fly a plane day and night without fuel, then there is potential for these same efficient technologies to be used in our daily lives, and to achieve energy savings to reduce CO2 emissions," Bertrand Piccard, co-founder of Solar Impulse, said in a statement Friday.

The experimental plane is made mostly of carbon fiber. It has 17,248 solar cells on the wings that recharge four lithium polymer batteries, allowing it to fly at night. It is extremely light at 5,070 pounds and has an impressive 236-foot wingspan, which generates enough lift to maintain flight over long periods of time.

source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/03/solar-impulse-lands-hawaii_n_7717886.html?&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000014

http://www.solarimpulse.com/