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From Gizmodo:
"After six long years of planning, talking and hard work, the world finally got its first look at the 100% solar-powered Solar Impulse HB-SIA on June 26th. This remarkable feat of engineering, with the wingspan of a Boeing 747 but only the weight of an average family car, has over 12,000 solar cells powering four electric motors with a maximum power of 10HP. The aircraft prototype is expected to take its first flights before the end of the year."
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This plane does not seem like that much, but in terms of the electric vehicle revo9lution it will be a bit of a milestone, assuming it completes its mission.
Sure, a car can run off electricity; if it runs out of charge it just stops. This plane has a bit more of a vested interest in not stopping.
I think it's also a test of the validity of lightweight construction materials as a way of reducing overall Carbon emissions.
Posted by: Roger from Solar Power Facts | July 05, 2009 at 09:03 AM