Comments on: The solar-powered experimental airplane Solar Impulse 2 made its maiden flight on Monday. https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/the-solar-powered-experimental-airplane-solar-impulse-2-made-its-maiden-flight-on-monday/ Thu, 05 Jun 2014 03:15:37 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: joe https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/the-solar-powered-experimental-airplane-solar-impulse-2-made-its-maiden-flight-on-monday/#comment-170235 Thu, 05 Jun 2014 03:15:37 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=28763#comment-170235 In reply to john policeman.

The thing that this aircraft is really good at is loitering at altitude with no engines, only solar panels and batteries, it charges the batteries during the day as well as providing current to the four motors and just runs off battery power when the sun stops shining, I believe the first aircraft is a two place design that stayed aloft for over 24 hours by getting to a high altitude and slowly losing altitude through the night, that is this aircrafts big trick.

]]> By: john policeman https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/the-solar-powered-experimental-airplane-solar-impulse-2-made-its-maiden-flight-on-monday/#comment-170148 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 01:57:46 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=28763#comment-170148 I guess I don’t get it. If the thing ran on atmospheric CO2, then THAT would be something. Should we be impressed w 30kt from 200 ft of solar panels?

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