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Unusual aircraft called “Solar Impulse 2” able to fly in the most unfriendly weather conditions, including crossing cloud zones. French brainchild the design company “Dassault Systems” may anticipates a new milestone in history aircraft construction.
The aircraft “Solar Impulse 2”, which uses for its works exclusively solar energy, went to his first round-the-world flight from the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Frames his take-off from al-batin airport was broadcast by many international television channels. This event was the first of its kind, previously, solar-powered aircraft could only be overcome strictly limited distances.
The wingspan of the aircraft is seventy-two meters, and the mass exceeds two tons. Mono-wing “Solar Impulse 2” covered by seventeen thousand two hundred combined photovoltaic converters producing energy sufficient for the full operation of the electric motors of the aircraft. Apparatus capable of reaching speeds of the order of one hundred and forty kilometers in hour.
In addition, as mentioned above, the innovative aircraft will fly in any weather conditions, including free to overcome turbulence zones. Previous Model, “Solar Impulse, “was incapable of this; her safety depended on meteorological conditions.
Aircraft “Solar Impulse” five years ago, first climbed air and spent there an hour and fifteen minutes. During the second flight in two stages he covered a distance of over two and a half thousand kilometers. But compared to what the current model is capable of, this, of course, is almost nothing.
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