They said humans would never fly, the Wright brothers proved them wrong.
They said that flying would never be eco-friendly, a pair of Swiss explorers are proving them wrong.
They said flying economy would never be comfortable, well.. we can't really help you there.
But! If you haven't yet heard about this fuel-free flying that has been going on, you need to check this out! Bertrand Piccard had a dream and with the help of Andre Borschberg that dream is coming true. They have built and are flying a completely solar-powered airplane around the world. This aircraft, named the Solar Impulse, is a one-seater plane that runs off of solar power alone, it is made from carbon fiber and has a wingspan of 72 metres. It has 17,000 solar cells that supply the 4 electric motors and that charge the lithium batteries to allow for night time flying.
They said that flying would never be eco-friendly, a pair of Swiss explorers are proving them wrong.
They said flying economy would never be comfortable, well.. we can't really help you there.
But! If you haven't yet heard about this fuel-free flying that has been going on, you need to check this out! Bertrand Piccard had a dream and with the help of Andre Borschberg that dream is coming true. They have built and are flying a completely solar-powered airplane around the world. This aircraft, named the Solar Impulse, is a one-seater plane that runs off of solar power alone, it is made from carbon fiber and has a wingspan of 72 metres. It has 17,000 solar cells that supply the 4 electric motors and that charge the lithium batteries to allow for night time flying.
They are now about halfway done their journey around the world and have broken records along the way. Records like the longest non-stop solo flight and longest solar-powered flight when Borschberg flew for 118 hours (aprox. 5 days) from Japan to Hawaii.
This is an amazing story of a man's dream for a cleaner future and his commitment to start acting on this dream. Although, we are not able to build solar airplanes, we are all able to start acting today towards a cleaner future, small things do add up. So let's join Andre and Bertrand in their quest and fight towards a cleaner, greener future!
Check out their incredible website here!
Your turn! Let us know in the comments below, where you would go if you had a one-seater fuel free airplane.
This is an amazing story of a man's dream for a cleaner future and his commitment to start acting on this dream. Although, we are not able to build solar airplanes, we are all able to start acting today towards a cleaner future, small things do add up. So let's join Andre and Bertrand in their quest and fight towards a cleaner, greener future!
Check out their incredible website here!
Your turn! Let us know in the comments below, where you would go if you had a one-seater fuel free airplane.
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