Dear MEL
Topic Readers,
Solar
Impulse completes historic round-the-world trip
Just a
weight of a full-size SUV, it has a longer wingspan than that of a B747 jumbo
jet. It uses only solar energy and speeds 70km per hour, not as fast as cars on
the high way. Yet this break-through solar powered airplane flew around the
world. It took 17 legs from its first departure at Abu Dhabi, UAE to land back there
after flying 35,000km in four months and two weeks.
The
cockpit is as tiny as a phone box. In the longest leg from Japan to Hawaii, the
pilot had to endure nearly five days to cover 9,000km. He was allowed to sleep
only 20 minutes at a time.
Enjoy
reading and thinking what this world trip could mean in the history of aviation
and renewable energy.
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