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Zero-Fuel Planes Edit
Sights Set on Trip Around the World in HB-SIA Solar-Powered Jet


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Sights Set on Trip Around the World in HB-SIA Solar-Powered Jet
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The man who flew around the world in a hot air balloon has set his sights on a much more daunting task: Flying around the world in a solar powered plane (the HB-SIA to be exact).

Bertrand Piccard started the company Solar Impulse with his partner Andre Borschberg and it appears as though the HB-SIA dream is about to come true.

It is as large as a jumbo jet with the weight of a standard car. It runs on four 10 horsepower electric engines that are powered by the sun. It is expected to fly at an altitude of 8500 km at a speed of 70 km/hr (around the world should take no time at all…yeah, right).

Preliminary flight test should begin later this year.

References:  independent, swipelife

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Shelby Lee Walsh on Jul 3, 09  1,043 Trends   936 Comments
Advice: Only fly when it is sunny out.
Shelby Lee Walsh on Jul 3, 09  1,043 Trends   936 Comments 0

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