The goal is to complete the 1,554-mile trip by next week, and the big challenge will be crossing cloudy regions like the Pyrenees mountains separating France and Spain. In a 2010 test flight, the Impulse's 12,000 solar cells soaked up enough rays to keep the plane going through the night, but in case something goes wrong this time, the pilots are prepared with parachutes. If all goes well on this trial run, Piccard and Borschberg will be just one step away from their goal of circumnavigating the world in 2014. More here.
5 comments:
a plane powered entirely by sun energy. sounds awesome.
Yeah, solar powers attack drones are next. Skynet anybody?
That is one daunting task
That is pretty awesome, I wish them the best of luck!
This is the coolest thing ever, I'd be terrified to fly in it though haha, lets hope this is a good step forward to saving the environment.
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