2 Solar Impulse: Around the world in a solar plane

[Christophe]

The Atlantic remains and it will be won!

No scheduled stopover in the Azores?

The 13th stage will be the longest terrestrial stage, it contrasts a lot with the "jumps of chip" (comparatively I mean) of the first stages (a break-in?)

[Obamot]

A atterit carefree in Tulsa (Oklahoma)

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So he went further than Arizona! They are confident

here's the video of the last tranche of theft,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH3QpncV7FE

Since the beginning of the approach phase
Not at the beginning of the sequence but when it starts to be something going on the flight (easy to go early if you want):
https://youtu.be/VH3QpncV7FE?t=1h20m20s

In the final approach phase
I did not know that this aircraft could influence his plate almost 45 ° (Optical illusion, but no one would say):
https://youtu.be/VH3QpncV7FE?t=1h53m

Phase landing
Impressive landing phase (one of the best I've seen at night:
https://youtu.be/VH3QpncV7FE?t=2h3m12s

(Thank you not to put tags on the video links, otherwise it does not work)

[moinsdewatt]

Solar Impulse 2 continues its voyage from the United States

Solar Impulse 2 Saturday resumed his crossing of the United States. The Swiss solar plane flew to Tulsa, Oklahoma State, towards the State of Ohio. The twelfth stage of the world tour should last about 18h00.

The aircraft flown by Andre Borschberg took over the air shortly after local 04h22 (Swiss 11h20), according to images broadcast on the website of Solar Impulse. It must land at dawn on Sunday (to Swiss 05h00) in Dayton, city in the state of Ohio.

The next goal should be New York, last American stop.
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http://www.romandie.com/news/Solar-Impu ... 705163.rom

[moinsdewatt]

Solar Impulse 2: US last step before the Atlantic crossing

By latribune.fr | 11 / 06 / 201

Latest US step to Solar Impulse 2. After this flight, the solar airplane will start over the Atlantic to land in Europe.

The solar airplane Solar Impulse took off Friday night 2 from Pennsylvania to New York (eastern United States), last US leg of a world tour started there more than a year. Piloted by Andre Borschberg Switzerland, this experimental apparatus that feeds in solar energy left shortly before midnight Lehigh Valley Airport to the international airport John F. Kennedy, according to broadcast live images on the Solar Impulse website.

And now the Atlantic

After three hours of flight, the long silhouette of the solar airplane, the wings wider than a Boeing 747 should pass close to the Statue of Liberty and Manhattan fly before landing to local 04H00 (08H00 GMT) at JFK. Solar Impulse flew 2 Saturday before dawn the Statue of Liberty in New York, nearing the end of his crossing the American continent, in his world tour began there more than a year.
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http://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-fin ... 78464.html








http://www.lefigaro.fr/sciences/2016/06 ... ouclee.php

[Obamot]

Fantastic pictures!

[Christophe]

Yes! Very nice, you know that you can make beautiful aerial photos taken from the ground ... at night too!

(See about the time Humor)

[moinsdewatt]

The solar airplane Solar Impulse II flew to a historic Atlantic crossing

Pierre Monnier Usine Nouvelle the 20 / 06 / 2016

The unit zero fuel and zero emissions, the Solar Impulse II, flew from New York on June 20 to reach Seville in Spain. Objective: cross the Atlantic Ocean with solar energy alone, first.


Already 29 344 kilometers traveled for the Solar Impulse II. A week after flying over the United States, the solar airplane begins the 20 June the fifteenth stage of his tour of zero emission world to connect New York to Sevilla, Spain. This will be the first time a vehicle crosses the Atlantic Ocean without any drop of fuel.

Liftoff will take place in 2h00 from JFK New York (or 8h00 Paris time). Bertrand Piccard will pilot the aircraft for a flight of an estimated duration between 90 and 110 hours.

http://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/l- ... ue.N397867

[Christophe]

Wish him well for this last step!

How many km of flight for this one?

[Obamot]

This is not the last, it is the longest and most perilous!
It is a medical challenge (sleep 20 minutes every hour or something like that ...)
This is 4 days 1 / 2 flight where he will have to juggle with the weather, and those who know how it can change quickly on the Atlantic must have certain fears is not yet won!

There immediately the "direct-live":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIqxWhB_OvI

-1 ° C in the cockpit and oxygen mask .... (it's not without risk)

tomorrow it should go through a cloudy brow:
http://fr.sat24.com/fr/am/world

[Christophe]

Oh Vui frowned forgiveness

For the medical side ... well uh ...long live the bin amphètes