태양전지 비행기 '솔라 임펄스2', 117시간 비행 세계 기록 경신 Solar plane smashes solo flight record over Pacific(VIDEO)
건설과학 Construction,Science/교통해양 Transport, Marine2015. 7. 4. 12:01
8천200㎞ 여정 마치고
하와이 호놀룰루 안착
종전 76시간 비행기록 깨
Solar Impulse 2 '솔라 임펄스2 source aljazeera.com
미국 언론들에 따르면 지난 29일 일본 나고야에서 이륙한 솔라 임펄스2는 3일(현지시간) 오전 6시께
117시간 51분에 걸쳐 5천79마일(약 8천200㎞)에 이르는 비행 여정을 무사히 마치고 하와이 호놀룰루
외곽 칼렐루아 공항에 착륙했다. 이로써 2006년 미국인 스티브 포셋이 특별 제작한 비행기로 76시간을
날아 세운 최장 논스톱 단독비행 기록이 깨졌다.
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Solar Impulse Airplane: Landing in Hawaii
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Solar Impulse 2, lands in Hawaii after record-breaking five-day journey across Pacific Ocean from Japan.
03 Jul 2015 18:17 GMT | Science & Technology, Asia Pacific
The Solar Impulse 2 also hopes to break records for the longest distance flown by an aircraft powered only by the sun [EPA]An aircraft has succeeded in circumnavigating the globe powered only by the sun's energy, breaking a world record for the longest non-stop solo flight.
The Solar Impulse 2, which took off from Japan on Monday on the seventh leg of its journey, has shattered the solo-flight record threshold of 76 hours while crossing the Pacific.
The plane, which has a wingspan bigger than a jumbo jet, landed in Hawaii on Friday.
Solar Impulse 2, piloted alternatively by Swiss explorers Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard, set off on its 35,000km journey around the world from Abu Dhabi on March 9.
"Can you imagine that a solar powered airplane without fuel can now fly longer than a jet plane!" said Piccard in a statement. "This is a clear message that clean technologies can achieve impossible goals."
Since leaving Abu Dhabi, Solar Impulse 2 has flown seven legs of 13 in an attempt to be the first single manned solar-powered plane to fly around the world.
The plane is powered entirely by the 17,248 solar panels on its wings.
The five-day leg from Japan to Hawaii was regarded as the most challenging part of the journey.
"If we did a five-day flight across a continent and we encountered any problems - be it weather, operational issues, there's an alternate airport we can land," Gregory Blatt, the project's managing director, told Al Jazeera.
"Crossing the Pacific, there is no alternate airport so that's what keeps me up at night, that's what keeps up the teams, the engineers, the pilots. This is a first ever - are we going to be able to make it?"
If successful, the 120-plus hour flight to Hawaii will also break records for the longest distance flown by a aircraft powered only by the sun.
Live video from the cockpit of the plane was broadcast on YouTube and showed pilot André Borschberg wearing an oxygen mask and thick flight clothes to protect him from the cold.
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