Solar Powered Plane to Visit Africa

[john32]

A solar charged plane is expected to land in the Moroccan capital Rabat by Tuesday. The Carbon fibre plane is light in weight and of the size of an Airbus A340. It is composed of 12000 solar cells turning four electrical motors.

The solar impulse project was initiated by Mr. Piccard and Andrew Boscherg a Swiss based pilot in the year 2003. The aircraft appeared in history books as the first solar plane to complete a 26 hour nonstop flight. It proved that suns energy was enough to put the plane in the air at anytime.

[lynkez]

That is great creativity and invention! Soon and very soon, I can't even imagine what technology will be like or what it would have transformed life into. I'd like to see that plane in motion and even ride in it possibly.

[Mosley]

What if there is no sun? Is it able to take off?

[lynkez]

Oh yes! I like Mosley's question. Can the plane rise and fly above the ground when it's winter season or there is no sun?

[Mercy20]

Huge improvement in the technology fields, all the best as the crew with it bring it this ways.

[Ivyc]

Technology is real improving and all we can do is to wish them the very best in whatever they are doing as long as it will boost our lives positively.