The aircraft Solar “Solar Impulse 2» (Solar Impulse 2) landed in the Indian city of Ahmedabad, the second stage of the circumnavigation flight. This is reported by the organizers of the projects in Twitter.
Planting made Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard at 23:25 local time (20:55 MSK). Prior to this, on Monday, March 9 aircraft flew from Abu Dhabi, the capital of Oman, Muscat.
It is planned that the first five months the aircraft overcome 35 thousand kilometers. The trip will run in China, then the last flight across the Pacific Ocean, the US and Europe. In Russian airspace machine will not go on the route will be made 12 landings. The plane piloted André Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard.
The first aircraft of this series – Solar Impulse, was unveiled in 2009. The main goal of the project is to provide an apparatus used for flight only solar energy. Theoretically, the aircraft can stay in the air around the clock, as the excess solar energy received per day, accumulate in the capacitor, which can be used when flying at night.
«Solar Impulse 2″ – an improved version of the first sample. His presentation was held on March 9, 2014. During this time, the aircraft was tested. Wingspan machines -72 meters, weight – about 2.3 tons. The aircraft has 17,000 solar panels on which there are four electric motors. The cruising speed of the aircraft is about 140 kilometers per hour. Electric condensers can hold the device at an altitude of 8500 meters in the night.
Despite the possibility of non-stop flight, organizers of the project have provided long-term, up to a few weeks, stay the aircraft on the ground to wait out a tornado or other adverse weather conditions.
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