Still Waters Posted March 8, 2015 #1 Share Posted March 8, 2015 A record-breaking attempt to fly around the world in a solar-powered plane is set to get under way on Monday. The aircraft - called Solar Impulse-2 - will take off from Abu Dhabi and head east, first to Oman, and then to India. Over the next five months, it will skip from continent to continent, crossing both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans in the process. http://www.bbc.co.uk...onment-31772140 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblykiss Posted March 8, 2015 #2 Share Posted March 8, 2015 God speed to them. I only wish them luck on the voyage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdyer Posted March 9, 2015 #3 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I wish them luck as well. I see from the picture they have corporate sponsors to help offset the development costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc14 Posted March 9, 2015 #4 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Getting 5 days of clear weather all the way across the Pacific will be tough and I doubt this thing could take much turbulence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted March 9, 2015 #5 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Over the oceans will be where the big challenge is. If they have to set down in the water, the adventure is all over. Good luck to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grc Posted March 10, 2015 #6 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Piccard is there so I have faith in this . On the serious side I really hope they make it through safe and sound. Max respect and God speed to you guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted March 17, 2015 Author #7 Share Posted March 17, 2015 A record-breaking attempt to fly around the world in a solar-powered plane is set to get under way on Monday. The aircraft - called Solar Impulse-2 - will take off from Abu Dhabi and head east, first to Oman, and then to India. Over the next five months, it will skip from continent to continent, crossing both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans in the process. http://www.bbc.co.uk...onment-31772140 The BBC have updated this link. It now reads - "Solar Impulse: Global flight completes first leg" In today's news - Poor weather has delayed Solar Impulse 2's departure from India on the next leg of its epic bid to become the first plane to fly around the world powered solely by the sun. https://uk.news.yaho...87.html#qaELfke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted March 18, 2015 Author #8 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Latest - Solar Impulse, the solar-powered plane attempting to fly around the world, has completed the first leg in a two-hop journey from India to Myanmar.Solar Impulse, with Andre Borschberg at the controls, left Ahmedabad early on Wednesday, touching down a little over 13 hours later in darkness in Varanasi. It will be just a short "pit stop" in India's northeast before the vehicle pushes on over the Bay of Bengal. http://www.bbc.co.uk...onment-31924883 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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