After a flight of about 26 hours thanks to the energy accumulated during the day
GENEVA - The Swiss solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse HB-SIA and 'landed this morning in Payerne in western Switzerland, after a flight of 26 hours, using only the sun's energy. The experimental aircraft, took off yesterday morning at 06:51 dall'aerodromo Payerne, and 'landed at 09:00, after having been able to fly all night thanks to the energy accumulated during the day.
The experimental aircraft was piloted by Andre 'Borschberg, developer of the ambitious project together all'elvetico Bertrand Piccard. "For the first time a solar-powered plane could fly one day and a night without interruption and without fuel," said Bertrand Piccard, excited. "Today, Solar Impulse has shown that the challenge 'as possible," he added. Solar Impulse HB-SIA, which had made its first historic flight on April 7, and several experimental missions, has exceeded 8,500 meters above sea level and reached the 8,700 meters yesterday afternoon and then descend to 1,500 feet for the night and continued to fly through the energy accumulated during the day.
Ultimate goal of the Solar Impulse project and 'to travel around the world in stages, with a new plane. The Solar Impulse HB-SIA has a wingspan comparable to that of an Airbus A-340 (63.4 meters) and weight of a car (1,600 kg).
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