The aircraft Solar Impulse 2 is used for the movement of the sun’s energy, has successfully completed the start-up stage of the world flight. Watch the video on how the takeoff and landing of the experimental ship.
The aircraft Solar Impulse 2 is used for the movement of only the sun’s energy, successfully landed in the Omani capital Muscat, thus completing the first stage of the world flight. Earlier liner off from Abu Dhabi on Monday morning at 07:12 local time (6:12 MSK).
produced aircraft French company Dassault Systèmes design.
The plane is made of carbon fiber and has a huge wingspan – 72 meters longer than the Boeing 747. In this case, it weighs only 2.3 tons. Resistance of single aircraft covered 17.2 thousand solar panels that produce energy to supply the electric motors of the aircraft. During the day, the solar panels charge the lithium through which the plane flies at night. The maximum speed of the aircraft – 140 kilometers per hour.
In addition, the aircraft prepared to fly in all weather conditions, including the intersection of cloud zones. In this case, Solar Impulse 2 may cross the zone of turbulence on the first version of the car was not able to, the company said.
After a stop in Oman plane to go to India. As expected, the first five months the aircraft overcome 35 thousand kilometers.
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