Solar Impulse: we go for the night The airplane took off Wednesday morning at 6:51 from the airfield of Payerne. The purpose of this flight is to try to spend the night in exploiting solar energy accumulated during the day. At 16:00, the goal of the day is reached, but uncertainties remain about the continued flight during the night ....
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Well, no one expected this aircraft to beat any speed record, neither to beat any A380 for capacity but this shows that electric power driven cars are within our forseeable next future.
12000 solar cells. 42 miles per hour was the speed (not so far than from a glider)
This is, IMO, as important as the transistor in regard to bulbs
And this is the technology we use to clean waters.
I just read an article about this first solar flight. Wonderful news. The article even mentioned that the aircraft picked up more energy from the rising sun as it was preparing for landing.