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Solar powered plane to make history tonight
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Author:  Crosscheck [ Wed Jul 07, 2010 2:31 pm ]
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This is their first attempt to fly overnight using power stored during the day.
The plane is called Solar Impulse and this overnight test flight is the first stepping stone to what will eventually be trans-Atlantic and around the world attempts.

At one point they've already had to switch off their solar arrays because they were working too well :lol:
Although this is pretty cool, it is, like voyager, an exercise is efficiency, not a triumph of solar power per se.

Image

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/07/so ... eedfetcher

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id ... _article=1
Author:  jvaccaro6 [ Wed Jul 07, 2010 3:23 pm ]
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Mom, "It's a sunny day Gerald, go out and fly a kite"

Gerald, "Fuck you Mom, my plane runs on the sun now"

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Ok; this is possibly one of the coolest things I've ever freaking seen. Way to go science...oh yeah, and way to go NASA for developing the preliminary technology to create this modern marvel. Now go create peace in the Middle East while our foreign diplomats continue to make us look foolish :lol:
Author:  PuckSniperPensel [ Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:25 am ]
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Wow nice.
Author:  Crosscheck [ Thu Jul 08, 2010 11:59 am ]
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The plane passed its first test.
It flew nonstop for 26 hours reaching altitudes in excess of 28,000 feet.

http://www.life.com/image/102700639/in- ... ess-flight
Author:  mechaphil [ Thu Jul 08, 2010 12:47 pm ]
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Fucking. Awesome.
Author:  Crosscheck [ Thu Jul 08, 2010 12:55 pm ]
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I'd be surprised if the military hasn't already done this or is working on it.
High flying solar powered drones that never have to land.
Author:  mechaphil [ Thu Jul 08, 2010 12:56 pm ]
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I wouldn't be surprised by it at all either.
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