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cruised at a ground speed of between 50 and 100 kilometres per hour (31 and 62 mph), usually at the slower end of that range at night to save power. Legs of the flight crossing the
Pacific and Atlantic oceans were the longest stages of the circumnavigation, taking up to five days and nights. On
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capable of continuous flight and "carrying radar, electronic optics, telecommunications devices, telephone listening and interception systems". As part of this sale, the Solar
Impulse 2 aircraft was transferred from Switzerland to Spain though once Skydweller completes its research and development
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By the end of May 2015, the plane had traversed Asia. It made an unscheduled stop in Japan to await favourable weather over the
Pacific, increasing the expected number of legs of the journey to 13. The aircraft began the flight from Japan to Hawaii on 28 June 2015 (29 June, Japan local time). With
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directed the construction of each aircraft and oversees the preparation of the flight missions. By 2009, they had assembled a multi-disciplinary team of 50 engineers and technical specialists from six countries, assisted by about 100 outside advisers and 80 technological partners.
234:, Spain. It stopped in Egypt before returning to Abu Dhabi on 26 July 2016, more than 16 months after it had left (506 days), completing the approximately 42,000 km (26,000 mi) first circumnavigation of the Earth by a piloted fixed-wing aircraft using only solar power.
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On 7 April 2010, the plane conducted an 87-minute test flight, piloted by Markus
Scherdel. This flight reached an altitude of 1,200 m (3,937 ft). On 28 May 2010, the aircraft made its first flight powered entirely by solar energy, charging its batteries in flight.
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on the upper wing surface and the horizontal stabilizer generate electricity during the day to power the electric motors and to charge the batteries allowing flight at night, theoretically enabling the single-seat plane to stay in the air indefinitely.
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in Spain before transferring the aircraft to southern
Mississippi in 2024 where it conducted the world's first uncrewed autonomous flight of a solar aircraft. The company intends to build a fleet of aircraft to operate year-round in latitudes between
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Borschberg in the cockpit, it reached Hawaii on 3 July, setting new records for the world's longest solar-powered flight both by time (117 hours, 52 minutes) and distance (7,212 km; 4,481 mi). The flight's duration was also a record for
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to Madrid, the aircraft broke several further records for solar flight, including the longest solar-powered flight between pre-declared waypoints (1,099.3 km or 683 mi) and along a course (1,116 km or 693 mi).
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of 30 knots (56 km/h), and reached an altitude of 1,700 metres (5,500 ft). The first night flight was completed on 26 October 2014, and the aircraft reached its maximum altitude during a flight on 28 October 2014.
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The aircraft's major design constraint is the capacity of the lithium polymer batteries. Over an optimum 24-hour cycle, the motors can deliver a combined average of about 6 kW (8 hp), roughly the power used by the
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Emirates. The aircraft was scheduled to return to Abu Dhabi in August 2015 after a multi-stage journey around the world. By June 2015, the plane had traversed Asia, and in July 2015, it completed the
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Each flight leg took between 14 and 22 hours. The aircraft's second leg of its trip on 23 May to Dallas-Fort Worth covered 1,541 kilometres (958 mi) and set several new world distance records in solar aviation.
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resumed the circumnavigation in April 2016, when it flew on to
California. It continued across the US until it reached New York City in June 2016. Later that month, the aircraft crossed the Atlantic Ocean to
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was attempted on 12 June 2011, but the plane turned back and returned to
Brussels because of adverse weather conditions. In a second attempt on 14 June, Borschberg successfully landed the aircraft at Paris'
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Impulse aircraft, registered as HB-SIA, was primarily designed as a demonstration aircraft. It has a non-pressurized cockpit and a single wing with a wingspan similar to that of the
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Impulse team records the distance as 1,593 km. The FAI website states that the "Straight Distance – pre-declared waypoints" was 1,468 km.
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on 9 March 2015. It was scheduled to return to the same location in August 2015. A mission control centre for the circumnavigation was established in
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was first publicly displayed on 9 April 2014. Its inaugural flight took place on 2 June 2014, piloted by Markus Scherdel. The aircraft averaged a
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leg of its journey, from Japan to Hawaii. During that leg, the aircraft's batteries sustained thermal damage and took months to replace.
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cover the top of the wings, fuselage and tailplane for a total area of 269.5 m (2,901 sq ft) (rated at 66 kW peak)
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achieved the world's first manned 26-hour solar-powered flight. The airplane was flown by Borschberg, and took off at 06:51
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capable of perpetual flight.It plans to use the aircraft for research and development and flight testing, after which the
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On 5 June 2012, the Solar Impulse successfully completed its first intercontinental flight, a 19-hour trip from
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4895:"Solar Impulse Live: Solar Airplane Pilot Gives Interview While Flying from Hawaii to California"
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flights the Solar Impulse 2 will be transferred back to Switzerland for permanent display at the
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5387:"Skydweller on mission to fly uncrewed solar aircraft autonomously nonstop around the world"
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3037:"Solar Impulse Sets World Record: 117 Hours & 52 Minutes – Longest Solo Flight Ever"
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Skydweller intends to fly an aircraft nonstop around the world in the coming years.
5450:"La Poste rend hommage à « Solar Impulse 2 » avec un timbre commémoratif"
4916:"Live conversation between UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon & Bertrand Piccard"
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4675:"This solar-powered airplane is about to take its first around-the-world flight"
4527:"After 60 Hours in Cockpit, Pilot of Solar Impulse Feels 'Better Than Expected'"
3728:"Swiss team makes 1st test flight of prototype for round-the-world solar flight"
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4908:"A majestic solar dragonfly landed in San Francisco – Is this the future?"
3444:"Solar Impulse's troubled round-the-world flight: 'We need to raise €20m'"
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4866:"Solar Impulse: Plane's pilots ground record-setting attempt until 2016"
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4999:"Solar Impulse 2 Lands in Pennsylvania in Latest Leg of Global Journey"
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2002: Feasibility study at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
4513:"Solar-powered plane embarks on longest leg of round-the-world flight"
4484:"Solar Impulse 2 lands in Egypt in penultimate stop of its world tour"
4002:"Solar Impulse: Premier vol international réussi pour l'avion solaire"
3472:"Exclusive: Solar Impulse headed back to Abu Dhabi the long way round"
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and discussing how using clean technologies can create jobs and fight
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was cancelled as a result of damage to the covering on the left wing.
4987:"Solar Impulse 2 Lands in Ohio to Complete Latest Leg of Global Trip"
2979:"Pilots to take off from Abu Dhabi for historic solar-powered flight"
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3654:"Solar Impulse: Around the World in a 100% Sun-powered Airplane"
3129:"Solar Impulse 2 lands in New York City, final U.S. destination"
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5369:"Solar-Powered Skydweller Completes First Autonomous Flights"
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4581:"Solar Impulse Flies Aircraft For Round-the-World Attempt".
3506:"Secrets of the Solar-Powered Plane That Might Make History"
3100:"Solar-powered plane completes journey across Pacific Ocean"
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of height gained during the day to power its night flights.
4780:"This Plane Runs on Sun and Is About to Smash Some Records"
4308:"Solar Plane Completes Longest Leg of Cross-Country Flight"
2944:"Solar-powered plane takes off for flight around the world"
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5350:"World's first unmanned large solar aircraft takes flight"
4718:"Solar Impulse lands in California after Pacific crossing"
4645:"Solar plane pioneers lay out round-the-world flight plan"
3083:"Solar Impulse sets off for California after long lay-off"
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4745:"Solar plane revs up for historic round-the-world flight"
4697:"Solar Impulse launches Mission Control Center in Monaco"
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3896:"Solar-Powered Plane Lands Safely After Overnight Flight"
4796:"Solar Impulse begins second bid to cross Pacific Ocean"
4462:"Solar-powered Swiss plane attempts flight around world"
3703:"Solar-powered piloted plane makes its first 'flea hop'"
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4113:"Solar Impulse Plane: A Rare Treat For Crowds in Paris"
3928:"Solar-powered plane lands safely after 26-hour flight"
3182:"Solar Impulse completes historic round-the-world trip"
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4180:"Solar Impulse lands in St Louis in trans-America bid"
3383:"Solar Impulse – Around the world in a solar airplane"
3016:"Solar Impulse touches down on unscheduled Japan stop"
2729:"Cross-Country Solar Plane Expedition Set for Takeoff"
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5335:"A Second Life for the Solar Impulse (Si2) Airplane"
4246:"Solar Powered Plane Finishes Journey, Lands in NYC"
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3870:"Solar Airplane to Fly Through the Night (Tonight!)"
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2828:"Swiss solar plane makes history with night flight"
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4930:"Solar Impulse aeroplane reaches Phoenix, Arizona"
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5304:Renfer, Marc; Dieuaide, Yann (23 November 2020).
4268:"Solar plane leaves Calif. on cross-country trip"
4147:. SolarImpulse.com. 26 September 2012. See also:
3138:
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361:2011–12: Further test flights through Europe and
175:using only solar power and to bring attention to
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4672:
4293:"Solar plane completes 2nd leg of trip in Texas"
3976:"The FAI ratifies Solar Impulse's World Records"
3837:"Solar Impulse completes record-breaking flight"
3624:. SolarImpulse.com. 22 June 2010. Archived from
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5320:"Solar Impulse to start 'second life' in Spain"
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4004:(in French). Planet Techno Science. 14 May 2011
3165:"Solar Impulse: Zero-fuel plane lands in Cairo"
270:École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
203:A second aircraft, completed in 2014 and named
5366:
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4025:"Solar-Powered Airplane Makes Historic Flight"
3307:"Government supports Solar Impulse with CHF6m"
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794:, where it was placed in storage in a hangar.
440:honeycomb sandwich structure was used. 11,628
253:will be returned for permanent display at the
4767:"Solar Impulse plane begins Pacific crossing"
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770:to change pilots and avoid strong winds, and
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555:4 Ă— 7.5 kW (10 hp) electric motors
386:2015–2016: Circumnavigation of the Earth by
324:provided the aircraft's photovoltaic cells.
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3296:. Solar Impulse. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
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609:during its first "flea hop" test flight in
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225:A battery cooling system was installed and
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374:2013: Continental flight across the US by
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4897:, RenewableEnergyWorld.com, 22 April 2016
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3808:"Swiss Team to Launch Solar Night Flight"
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3014:, Solar Impulse. Retrieved 29 July 2015;
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320:have provided technical expertise, while
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4598:Timeline: "Without a spar, what's next?"
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3951:"Solar-Powered Plane Flies for 26 Hours"
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3754:"Solar Airplane Completes Maiden Voyage"
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5150:, Solar Impulse. Retrieved 29 July 2015
4918:, Solar Impulse, YouTube, 22 April 2016
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3355:Dijakovic, Viktoria (10 October 2013).
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2805:. Solar Impulse Project. Archived from
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1271:140 km/h (87 mph, 76 kn)
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772:Washington Dulles International Airport
764:Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
726:
662:International and intranational flights
272:. As a mechanical engineer, co-founder
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4827:Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
4812:Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
4663:
4342:"FAI Record ID #16817 – Free Distance"
4110:
3948:
3781:"Solar Impulse Flies on Pure Sunlight"
3674:
3533:"Around the World in a Solar Airplane"
3520:
3494:
3210:"What happened between 2001 and 2003?"
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2868:
2834:. 8 July 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
1401:General Assembly of the United Nations
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656:Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
592:
576:70 km/h (43 mph, 38 kn)
153:and Swiss psychiatrist and balloonist
5333:Lebleu, Tristan (11 September 2019).
5153:
4858:
4845:
4699:. ABB Conversations. 23 February 2015
4224:"Trans-US solar plane reaches Dulles"
4053:
3845:. London. 8 July 2010. Archived from
3805:
3778:
3588:
3538:. Solar Impulse. 2009. Archived from
3094:
3092:
2977:Al Wasmi, Naser (25 September 2014).
2883:. Solar Impulse. 2013. Archived from
1304:2015–16 circumnavigation of the Earth
740:John F. Kennedy International Airport
693:A second international flight to the
598:Maiden flight and other early flights
342:2006: Simulation of long-haul flights
339:2004–2005: Development of the concept
5547:Aircraft manufactured in Switzerland
4927:
4673:Mudallal, Zainab (16 January 2015).
4584:Aviation Week & Space Technology
4560:"Solar plane makes inaugural flight"
4524:
3867:
3651:
3640:
3401:Dijakovic, Viktoria (17 July 2012).
3232:"Can solar power fuel future flight"
3080:
2998:
1246:with 4 x 41 kWâ‹…h (150 MJ)
706:First intercontinental flight (2012)
5437:(page visited on 21 February 2024).
5251:"Leg 14: Lehigh Valley to New York"
4853:"Solar Impulse grounded until 2016"
4202:"Two hops for trans-US solar plane"
4023:Davidson, Osha Gray (13 May 2011).
2557:
1379:stored the aircraft in a hangar at
1211:6.37 m (20 ft 11 in)
1205:71.9 m (236 ft 0 in)
1157:
1069:Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie
768:Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport
502:63.4 m (208 ft 0 in)
496:21.85 m (71 ft 8 in)
24:
5435:"Twenty Francs 2015 Solar Impulse"
5367:Graham Warwick (7 February 2023).
5187:"Leg 10: San Francisco to Phoenix"
4647:. Associated Press. Archived from
3677:"Record solar plane's first 'hop'"
3328:Piccard, Bertrand (4 April 2014).
3216:. 31 December 2003. Archived from
3089:
1199:22.4 m (73 ft 6 in)
508:6.40 m (21 ft 0 in)
428:airliner. Under the wing are four
25:
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5462:
5237:"Leg 13: Dayton to Lehigh Valley"
4643:Schreck, Adam (20 January 2015).
3701:Simonite, Tom (3 December 2009).
3675:Palmer, Jason (3 December 2009).
3403:"Construction HB-SIB Solar Cells"
3194:Coleman, Nik (2 September 2024).
2516:22,915 nmi (42,438 km)
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5161:"Leg 9: Hawaii to Mountain View"
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4743:Keyrouz, Wissam (7 March 2015).
4525:Paur, Jason (23 February 2012).
3894:van Loon, Jeremy (8 July 2010).
3806:Maron, Dina Fine (6 July 2010).
3442:Herrmann, Joshi (27 July 2015).
3357:"Peter Diamandis our New Patron"
3309:. SwissInfo.ch. 18 February 2015
3081:Amos, Jonathan (21 April 2016).
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182:The aircraft is a single-seated
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5348:Molyneaux, Ian (5 April 2024).
5337:(Press release). Solar Impulse.
5163:. Solar Impulse. Archived from
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4295:. Associated Press. 23 May 2013
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3598:. Solar Impulse. Archived from
3564:Engeler, Eliane (8 July 2010).
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3504:Lipsey, Sid (4 February 2015).
3481:
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3419:. Solar Impulse. Archived from
3417:"Partners, Financing Structure"
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3359:. Solar Impulse. Archived from
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3259:. Solar Impulse. Archived from
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2488:1,455 nmi (2,694 km)
2423:2,022 nmi (3,745 km)
2362:3,653 nmi (6,765 km)
2020:2,206 nmi (4,086 km)
1963:4,819 nmi (8,924 km)
1906:1,589 nmi (2,942 km)
1734:61.5 kn (113.9 km/h)
1614:56.1 kn (103.9 km/h)
1377:US Department of Transportation
261:Project development and funding
5101:"Leg 5: Mandalay to Chongqing"
5073:"Leg 3: Ahmedabad to Varanasi"
4782:, Bloomberg L.P., 15 June 2015
4387:"Across America Event Summary"
4111:Marisa, Krystian (June 2011).
4056:"Solar Impulse Crosses Border"
2821:
2791:
2774:
2748:
2727:Cardwell, Diane (1 May 2013).
2522:29,114 ft (8,874 m)
2519:41.0 kn (76.0 km/h)
2494:27,999 ft (8,534 m)
2491:29.9 kn (55.4 km/h)
2429:27,999 ft (8,534 m)
2426:41.4 kn (76.7 km/h)
2368:27,999 ft (8,534 m)
2365:50.9 kn (94.3 km/h)
2308:30.6 kn (56.6 km/h)
2254:15,000 ft (4,572 m)
2251:33.6 kn (62.2 km/h)
2197:21,001 ft (6,401 m)
2194:39.1 kn (72.4 km/h)
2140:22,001 ft (6,706 m)
2137:46.7 kn (86.4 km/h)
2083:22,001 ft (6,706 m)
2080:37.9 kn (70.2 km/h)
2026:28,327 ft (8,634 m)
2023:35.3 kn (65.4 km/h)
1969:28,327 ft (8,634 m)
1966:40.9 kn (75.7 km/h)
1912:28,327 ft (8,634 m)
1909:36.0 kn (66.6 km/h)
1855:14,010 ft (4,270 m)
1852:43.0 kn (79.7 km/h)
1798:28,327 ft (8,634 m)
1795:43.1 kn (79.9 km/h)
1737:27,000 ft (8,230 m)
1676:17,001 ft (5,182 m)
1673:47.7 kn (88.3 km/h)
1617:29,114 ft (8,874 m)
13:
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5587:Four-engined tractor aircraft
5294:, Solar Impulse, 26 July 2016
5265:"Leg 15: New York to Seville"
5115:"Leg 6: Chongqing to Nanjing"
5087:"Leg 4; Varanasi to Mandalay"
5010:All start times are given as
4947:Chappell, Bill (3 May 2016).
4928:Amos, Jonathan (2 May 2016).
4407:All start times are given as
2942:Batrawy, Aya (9 March 2015).
2618:to honour the achievement of
2248:564 nmi (1,044 km)
2191:647 nmi (1,199 km)
2134:850 nmi (1,570 km)
2077:601 nmi (1,113 km)
1849:747 nmi (1,384 km)
1792:883 nmi (1,636 km)
1731:829 nmi (1,536 km)
1670:630 nmi (1,170 km)
1611:860 nmi (1,593 km)
1366:in its hangar in Hawaii, 2016
1217:2,300 kg (5,100 lb)
1114:s first flight took place at
535:2,000 kg (4,400 lb)
529:1,600 kg (3,500 lb)
5059:"Leg 2: Muscat to Ahmedabad"
5025:"Leg 1: Abu Dhabi to Muscat"
3949:Cowell, Alan (8 July 2010).
3330:"Solar Impulse gets a lift!"
2540:
742:, New York, on 14 July 2013.
648:Central European Summer Time
358:2009–11: Manned test flights
7:
5562:Vehicles introduced in 2009
5557:Swiss experimental aircraft
4088:. June 2011. Archived from
3868:Paur, Jason (7 July 2010).
3652:Diaz, Jesus (23 May 2007).
3287:"Building a Solar Airplane"
2648:Renewable energy by country
2625:
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2311:3,002 ft (915 m)
2305:143 nmi (265 km)
1337:Al Bateen Executive Airport
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5582:Solar power in Switzerland
5279:"Leg 16: Seville to Cairo"
5209:"Leg 11: Phoenix to Tulsa"
4587:. 9 June 2014. p. 14.
4464:. Al Jazeera. 9 March 2015
4422:"Solar Impulse 1 s'expose"
4272:Daytona Beach News Journal
3385:. SunPower. Archived from
3196:"Towards Perpetual Flight"
3012:"Leg 7: Nanjing to Nagoya"
2705:List of firsts in aviation
2594:
1419:flew to Phoenix, Arizona,
1333:World Future Energy Summit
1312:Circumnavigation route of
549:35 km/h (22 mph)
541:21 kWâ‹…h (76 MJ)
171:of the Earth by a piloted
5223:"Leg 12: Tulsa to Dayton"
5148:"Leg 8: Nagoya to Hawaii"
4821:24 September 2015 at the
4603:15 September 2012 at the
4310:. Yahoo News. 23 May 2013
2638:List of circumnavigations
2573:Swiss Museum of Transport
1121:
1042:New York City, New York (
760:Dallas-Fort Worth airport
752:Mountain View, California
667:Belgium and France (2011)
434:lithium polymer batteries
255:Swiss Museum of Transport
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5474:Official YouTube channel
4829:. Retrieved 29 July 2015
4798:, BBC News, 28 June 2015
4054:Niles, Russ (May 2011).
3779:Grady, Mary (May 2010).
2568:unmanned aerial vehicles
756:Phoenix Goodyear Airport
702:after a 16-hour flight.
247:unmanned aerial vehicles
5452:, press release of the
5134:13 January 2016 at the
5044:13 January 2016 at the
4769:, BBC News, 31 May 2015
4165:4 November 2013 at the
4154:4 November 2013 at the
3622:"Description of HB-SIA"
3234:. CNN. 29 November 2011
3022:(Malaysia), 2 June 2015
2700:Flight endurance record
1960:117 h 52 min
1223:36 km/h (22.4 mph)
1184:General characteristics
965:Saint Louis, Missouri (
935:Saint Louis, Missouri (
658:(FAI) in October 2010.
650:(UTC+2) on 7 July from
481:General characteristics
112:2 (including prototype)
5552:Solar-powered aircraft
5129:FAI "Record ID #17558"
5039:FAI "Record ID #17429"
3901:Bloomberg BusinessWeek
3112:The Charlotte Observer
2485:48 h 37 min
2420:48 h 50 min
2245:16 h 49 min
2188:16 h 34 min
2131:18 h 10 min
2074:15 h 52 min
2017:62 h 29 min
1846:17 h 22 min
1789:20 h 29 min
1728:13 h 29 min
1667:13 h 15 min
1608:15 h 20 min
1403:, from the cockpit of
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981:15 h 14 min
945:21 h 22 min
906:18 h 21 min
867:18 h 18 min
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638:First overnight flight
631:
614:
582:approximately 36 hours
472:Solar Impulse Project
421:
410:
380:2014: First flight of
352:2009: First flight of
147:solar-powered aircraft
142:is a Swiss long-range
71:solar-powered aircraft
5292:"We Are in Abu Dhabi"
4914:, 28 April 2016; and
4363:. FAI. Archived from
4344:. FAI. Archived from
4325:. FAI. Archived from
4143:15 March 2013 at the
3292:13 April 2014 at the
2511:558 h 7 min
2359:71 h 8 min
2302:4 h 41 min
1903:44 h 9 min
1525:13 h 1 min
1362:
1331:in Abu Dhabi for the
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1248:lithium-ion batteries
1179:Solar Impulse Project
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1016:14 h 5 min
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432:, each with a set of
416:
409:– fuselage and motors
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314:European Space Agency
5322:. 11 September 2019.
4816:FAI Record ID #17595
4733:, CNN, 17 April 2015
4720:, BBC, 24 April 2016
4515:, CNET, 29 June 2015
4160:FAI Record ID #16560
4149:FAI Record ID #16558
3263:on 15 September 2012
2756:"A Speck in the Sky"
2712:Notes and references
2654:Other solar aircraft
1980:21 April 2016 16:15
1347:was entirely in the
1098:Construction history
727:United States (2013)
4912:The Huffington Post
4868:, CNN, 15 July 2015
4855:, BBC, 15 July 2015
4226:. BBC. 16 June 2013
4204:. BBC. 14 June 2013
3842:The Daily Telegraph
3363:on 16 December 2014
3184:, BBC, 26 July 2016
3167:, BBC, 13 July 2016
3151:, BBC, 23 June 2016
2440:23 July 2016 23:28
1484:9 March 2015 03:12
1373:longest solo flight
1349:Northern Hemisphere
1288:Operational history
1152:Supplemental oxygen
1063:Aircraft on display
1032: 7 July 05:15
1029: 6 July 09:56
593:Operational history
543:lithium-ion battery
533:Max takeoff weight:
198:diurnal solar cycle
173:fixed-wing aircraft
160:Breitling Orbiter 3
59:General information
5577:2013 in California
5001:, NBC, 25 May 2016
4989:, NBC, 21 May 2016
4893:Delony, Jennifer.
4884:, 28 February 2016
4840:"FAI records page"
4651:on 20 January 2015
4624:on 20 January 2015
4562:. BBC. 2 June 2014
4442:"First Flight for
4367:on 4 November 2013
4348:on 4 November 2013
4329:on 4 November 2013
4182:. BBC. 4 June 2013
3982:on 27 January 2012
3955:The New York Times
3930:. BBC. 8 July 2010
3812:The New York Times
3220:on 20 August 2013.
3105:7 May 2016 at the
2760:The New York Times
2734:The New York Times
2605:commemorative coin
1368:
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1000:Cincinnati, Ohio (
972:Cincinnati, Ohio (
925: 4 Jun 07:28
922: 3 Jun 10:06
889:Phoenix, Arizona (
857:Phoenix, Arizona (
847: 4 May 08:30
844: 3 May 14:12
792:DĂĽbendorf Air Base
744:
700:Le Bourget Airport
684:
623:DĂĽbendorf Air Base
615:
613:on 3 December 2009
442:photovoltaic cells
422:
411:
188:photovoltaic cells
177:clean technologies
5592:Electric aircraft
5416:Missing or empty
4906:Morosini, Marco.
3732:Los Angeles Times
3470:Al Wasmi, Naser.
3423:on 6 January 2011
3058:Al Wasmi, Naser.
3042:cleantechnica.com
3034:Archangel, Amber.
2633:Electric aircraft
2614:edited a special
2603:issued a special
2577:autonomous flight
2528:
2527:
2276:Lehigh Valley, PA
2236:Lehigh Valley, PA
2048:Mountain View, CA
2008:Mountain View, CA
1060:
1059:
1056:André Borschberg
1021:Bertrand Piccard
986:André Borschberg
951:Bertrand Piccard
776:Statue of Liberty
617:On 26 June 2009,
213:, departing from
157:, who co-piloted
137:
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5597:Circumnavigation
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5507:Renewable energy
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1118:on 2 June 2014.
1116:Payerne Air Base
1112:Solar Impulse 2'
1093:in November 2014
1091:Payerne Air Base
1035:Washington, DC (
1007:Washington, DC (
913:André Borschberg
874:Bertrand Piccard
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688:Brussels Airport
680:Brussels Airport
652:Payerne Air Base
642:On 8 July 2010,
586:Service ceiling:
569:
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420:– wing structure
274:André Borschberg
266:Bertrand Piccard
169:circumnavigation
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1417:Solar Impulse 2
1409:Paris Agreement
1405:Solar Impulse 2
1364:Solar Impulse 2
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1345:Solar Impulse 2
1324:
1322:Solar Impulse 2
1314:Solar Impulse 2
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1244:electric motors
1221:Take-off speed:
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382:Solar Impulse 2
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354:Solar Impulse 1
347:Solar Impulse 1
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306:Peter Diamandis
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251:Solar Impulse 2
243:Skydweller Aero
239:Solar Impulse 2
227:Solar Impulse 2
211:Solar Impulse 2
206:Solar Impulse 2
193:Solar Impulse 1
133:3 December 2009
77:National origin
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2037:2 May 12:03
1582:Muscat, Oman
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1516:Muscat, Oman
1462:Flight time
1459:Destination
1425:Dayton, Ohio
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122:Manufactured
109:Number built
95:Primary user
86:Manufacturer
68:Experimental
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5531:Switzerland
5447:(in French)
4975:Tulsa World
4544:17 February
3816:ClimateWire
3660:25 February
3427:25 February
3238:29 November
2832:Swisster.ch
2780:Div, Stav.
2681:PlanetSolar
2432:Borschberg
2314:Borschberg
2200:Borschberg
2105:Phoenix, AZ
2086:Borschberg
2065:Phoenix, AZ
1972:Borschberg
1915:Borschberg
1679:Borschberg
1543:(59.2
1470:Avg. speed
1399:before the
1393:Ban Ki-moon
1329:Masdar City
1262:Performance
1254:Propellers:
1240:Powerplant:
1234:solar cells
1132:Airbus A380
833:Avg. speed
567:Performance
559:Propellers:
553:Powerplant:
426:Airbus A340
284:6 million (
186:powered by
80:Switzerland
49:landing at
5541:Categories
5454:Swiss Post
4681:19 January
4655:21 January
4628:19 January
4427:21 January
3986:22 October
3712:5 December
3683:4 December
3393:24 January
3267:5 December
2813:5 December
2612:Swiss Post
2584:(26°N) to
2564:Skydweller
2219:Dayton, OH
2179:Dayton, OH
1621:B. Piccard
1539:32.0
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580:Endurance:
512:Wing area:
5409:cite news
4539:1059-1028
3656:. Gizmodo
3133:USA Today
2990:7 January
2601:Swissmint
2599:In 2015,
2472:Abu Dhabi
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2352:, Spain (
2162:Tulsa, OK
2122:Tulsa, OK
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1879:, China (
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1822:, China (
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1782:, China (
1780:Chongqing
1700:, India (
1660:, India (
1643:, India (
1641:Ahmedabad
1601:, India (
1599:Ahmedabad
1528:417
1495:Abu Dhabi
1203:Wingspan:
1177:Data from
1148:autopilot
827:Distance
611:DĂĽbendorf
500:Wingspan:
470:Data from
298:Schindler
215:Abu Dhabi
184:monoplane
5495:Aviation
5354:Aerotime
5171:21 April
5132:Archived
5042:Archived
4934:BBC News
4882:Phys.org
4819:Archived
4751:22 March
4703:21 March
4677:. Quartz
4601:Archived
4163:Archived
4152:Archived
4141:Archived
3512:22 March
3367:22 March
3313:24 March
3290:Archived
3103:Archived
2957:14 March
2626:See also
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2497:Piccard
2371:Piccard
2257:Piccard
2143:Piccard
2029:Piccard
1858:Piccard
1801:Piccard
1759:Mandalay
1740:Piccard
1715:Mandalay
1698:Varanasi
1658:Varanasi
1466:Distance
1169:worn on
1144:avionics
1136:airliner
1078:(HB-SIB)
788:Cargolux
430:nacelles
398:(HB-SIA)
331:Timeline
322:SunPower
318:Dassault
290:Omega SA
5481:Portals
4494:26 July
4468:26 July
4393:9 March
4314:10 July
4299:10 July
4230:16 June
4208:14 June
4186:13 June
4123:15 June
4096:15 June
4008:15 June
3606:18 June
3596:"Plane"
3549:24 June
3508:. Yahoo
3453:28 July
3340:4 April
2891:13 June
2853:Reuters
2766:24 June
2694:Records
2595:Honours
2547:Nanjing
2390:Seville
2350:Seville
1877:Nanjing
1837:Nanjing
1763:Myanmar
1719:Myanmar
1456:Origin
1433:Seville
1229:17,248
1209:Height:
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1089:at the
821:Origin
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220:longest
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117:History
5519:Energy
4566:2 June
4537:
4371:9 July
4358:; and
4352:9 July
4333:9 July
4252:7 July
4070:16 May
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4029:Forbes
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3934:8 July
3912:8 July
3879:8 July
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3580:27 May
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2860:6 June
2551:Nagoya
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1122:Design
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5193:2 May
4955:5 May
4951:. NPR
4531:Wired
4277:3 May
4060:AvWeb
3874:Wired
3758:Wired
3679:. BBC
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3536:(PDF)
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2455:Egypt
2451:Cairo
2411:Egypt
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5195:2016
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4957:2016
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4753:2015
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4683:2015
4657:2015
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4568:2014
4546:2020
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4496:2016
4470:2016
4429:2019
4395:2015
4373:2013
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4279:2013
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4010:2013
3988:2010
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3634:2010
3608:2011
3582:2015
3551:2013
3514:2015
3455:2015
3429:2010
3395:2013
3369:2015
3342:2014
3315:2015
3269:2009
3240:2011
2992:2015
2959:2015
2926:2013
2893:2013
2862:2012
2815:2009
2768:2013
2742:2013
2480:OMAD
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2223:KDAY
2183:KDAY
2166:KTUL
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2109:KGYR
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2052:KNUQ
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1995:PHJR
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1767:VYMD
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