Monday, July 25, 2016

Solntselet Solar Impulse 2 has completed a world tour – RBC

Solntselet Solar Impulse 2 at the time of landing at the airport of Abu Dhabi

Photo: AP Photo / Aya Batrawy

Solntselet Solar Impulse 2 completed the final stage of the world tour, and successfully landed at the airport in Abu Dhabi, where he began the voyage March 9, 2016

this was reported in the official Twitter of the project.

World tour Solar Impulse 2 began March 9, 2015, and the plan was to end on July 17, but on technical problems and poor health pilot Bertrand Piccard aircraft flight was to stop forced for some time, because of which the deadline has moved experiment.

Solar Impulse 2 is an improved version of the first manned aircraft in the world, working on energy bill Sun, Solar Impulse 1.

Designing a new model solntseleta engineers engaged in two years. It is assumed that the aircraft can stay aloft without time restrictions due to the accumulation of energy in batteries. On the surface of Solar Impulse 2 is more than 16 thousand. Solar panels, a cruising speed of about 70 km / h, and has a wingspan from solntseleta more than the Boeing 747.

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