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By: Aircraft: Solar Impulse Prototype Unveiled; Solar Plane to Circumnavigate the Globe

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:37:22 +0000

[...] For now, they’re planning to test-fly the prototype in 2009, with a smaller wingspan of 197 feet that flies for 36 hours at 27,000 feet. Will they make it? With $87.5 million backing up the project, who knows if they’ll actually fly all the way around the world, but they’ll probably have enough cash to at least mount an attempt. [Times UK, via Inhabitat] [...]

By: George

George — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:33:34 +0000

Brilliant. Great info to get my students THINKING.

By: Solar Powered Plane « Blogging About Mol Bio and Biotech

Solar Powered Plane « Blogging About Mol Bio and Biotech — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:16:36 +0000

[...] will be converted into energy. This energy will be used to power the electric motors of the plane. This plane would definitely be a green marvel, and the technology would be one great step towards [...]