Unique Swiss solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse 2 set a distance record for non-stop flight of aircraft of this type, transmits Gizmodo .
The day before he had less than 16 hours, he covered the distance in 1465 km. This is the farthest flight, perfect solar-powered aircraft.
Now, the record must approve the National Aeronautical Federation. Achievement can be beaten in the near future by the Solar Impulse 2, which have yet to fly over the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. As expected, now five months of the aircraft overcome 35 thousand kilometers. At the helm is Andre Borschberg. The co-pilot – the Swiss Bertrand Piccard.
The aircraft Solar Impulse 2 was presented to the public in April 2014. In June, he was tests.
to build an airplane French company Dassault Systèmes design. The plane does not need kerosene and can use solar energy during the day and at night. At the same time it has a wingspan of more than the Boeing 747 (72 meters against 68.5 meters) and weighs only 2.3 tons, slightly more than the average car.
resistance of single aircraft covered 17.2 thousand solar panels that produce energy to supply the electric motors of the aircraft. The maximum speed of the aircraft – 140 kilometers per hour.
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