Reported by: Emon CRWE Newswire Middle East correspondent.
The world’s first solar-powered airplane called the “Solar Impulse” has recently finished a 24-hour test flight. The event took place in Switzerland.
During the day the airplane was at an altitude of 8 kilometers. The plane is charged by solar energy generated by solar panels, such panels had 11,628 solar cells. In the evening, when it was dark, the plane descended to a mile and continued its flight, which lasted 12 hours.
The company that developed the aircraft, this solar airplane, have decided to fly it around the world in 2012.
It weighs just 1600 kg with a wingspan of 63 meters; the plane captured the sun’s rays via 11,628 solar cells, each 150 microns thick, with 10,748 solar cells on the wings and 880 on the horizontal stabilizer. Energy was stored in lithium polymer batteries. The plane is capable of sustained air flight indefinitely
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