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Kiev, May 31 (New Region, Antonina Zhuravskaya) – a solar-powered aircraft “Solar Impulse -2 »(Solar Impulse 2), piloted by Andre Borshbergom Swiss went in flight over the Pacific Ocean.
The flight from Nanjing to the Chinese Hawaii – the Length of the stage of the world tour, launched in March of this year from Abu Dhabi.
At the intersection of the Pacific Ocean slow-moving aircraft will require approximately five and a half days. In the cockpit may be only one person. Most of this time Andre Borshberg will awake, sleep is for 20 minutes at a time (at this time Borshberg put the plane on autopilot).
«I still do not know how I feel and how I will support force During these five or six days in the air, “- he said BBC.
Flight Solar Impulse
The course is monitored every minute of flight control room in Monaco. Meteorologists and organizers perёleta constantly update information for choosing the “Solar Impulse” best route.
Trans-Pacific flight was planned for the end of April, but was delayed due to adverse weather conditions.
aircraft on board of which not a drop of fuel for a successful flight at such a far distance (8000 kilometers) requires not only a tailwind, but the cloudless sky that are located on the wings of solar cells receive the maximum solar energy.
Before the twilight lithium-ion batteries of the aircraft must be fully charged, otherwise the energy will not be enough until dawn.
In the early stages of flight, if the weather will deteriorate sharply, or happen a serious technical problem Borshberg be able to deploy the plane to China or to land in Japan. But there will come a time when such an opportunity he will not be – and then the pilot should be ready for an emergency landing on the water.
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If the flight goes well, the Solar Impulse Borshberg 2 and set a new record for a single flight. Previous set in 1914 Reinhold Bom (Reinhold Böhm). He flew 24 hours and 12 minutes on a biplane Albatros B.II. The previous record for the prolonged flight in an airplane with solar panels owned Borshbergu. In 2010, he flew 26 hours on the prototype Solar Impulse.
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Start a manned flight to Solar Impulse 2
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