tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post8310294663810239014..comments2023-11-06T17:59:14.655+02:00Comments on Eco R Geo: Solar plane smashes solo flight record over Pacificantixronoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17321757470762094126noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-72464470557408087482015-07-03T22:59:21.863+03:002015-07-03T22:59:21.863+03:00Solar Impulse, the aeroplane that is powered only ...Solar Impulse, the aeroplane that is powered only by the sun, has landed in Hawaii after making a historic 8,000km flight across the Pacific from Japan...<br /><br />Pilot Andre Borschberg brought the vehicle gently down onto the runway at Kalaeloa Airport just before 06:00 local time (16:00 GMT; 17:00 BST).<br /><br />The distance covered and the time spent in the air - 118 hours - are records for manned, solar-powered flight.<br /><br />The duration is also an absolute record for a solo, un-refuelled journey............ΒΒΨAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877698188774561460.post-30452206088024298292015-07-03T17:53:41.551+03:002015-07-03T17:53:41.551+03:00Solar-powered plane due to land in Hawaii after 5-...Solar-powered plane due to land in Hawaii after 5-day flight...<br /><br /> An airplane powered by the sun is scheduled to land in Hawaii today after a five-day journey across the Pacific from Japan.<br /><br />The flight is the longest leg of an around-the-world voyage planned by two Swiss pilots who have been taking turns flying the single-seat airplane. It is also the riskiest because the plane has nowhere to land in an emergency..........http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/Solar-powered-plane-due-to-land-in-Hawaii-after-5-day-flight/articleshow/47926831.cms<br />3/7/15<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com