As a Tech enthusiast and a lover of new and cool gadjects, this is great news because ever since the arrival of the solar. and hybrid cars. We have witnessed hope of what the future would be like in the aspect of renuable energy sources and discarding of fossil fuels. The solar impulse is a swiss airplane designed for two man flight, and although the cargo solar plane hasnot been created yet, it is a giant leap in the mission to provide
clean energy for aviation.
According to BBC news" Mr Piccard and Mr Borschberg have been working on the Solar Impulse project for more than a decade.
The pair had hoped to complete the challenge last year but progress was not quite swift enough to get the best of the weather in the Northern Hemisphere's summer.
And when battery damage was sustained on that epic five-day, five-night passage over the western Pacific in June/July 2015, the decision was taken to ground the effort for 10 months.
The Solar Impulse is no heavier than a car, but has the wingspan of a Boeing 747. It is powered by 17,000 solar cells.
Its experimental design presents a number of technical difficulties, with the airplane being very sensitive to weather conditions.
Indeed, the passage from Cairo was very bumpy for Mr Piccard as he battled severe turbulence above the hot Saudi desert.
The cockpit is about the size of a public telephone box, with the pilots having to wear oxygen tanks to breathe at high altitude and permitted to only sleep for 20 minutes at a time."
That being said, This is great news and further improvements will be made based on the data retained by the two manned flight.
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