{"id":1658,"date":"2009-07-22T21:09:32","date_gmt":"2009-07-22T20:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.psyched.be\/wordpress\/?p=1658"},"modified":"2009-07-19T21:27:39","modified_gmt":"2009-07-19T20:27:39","slug":"electrical-flying-with-solar-impulse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.psyched.be\/wordpress\/science\/electrical-flying-with-solar-impulse\/","title":{"rendered":"Electrical flying with Solar Impulse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Electrical flying with Solar Impulse<\/h4>\n

\nLa Cinyc\n<\/p>\n

\nBeneath you can find a photo gallery of the prototype of solar flight.<\/strong>
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\nwiki::<\/strong>
\nSolar Impulse (official name HB-SIA) is a long-range solar plane project currently under study at the EPFL. The project is promoted by Bertrand Piccard, and aims at completely solar-powered circumnavigation.<\/p>\n

The first aircraft is intended to be a one-seater, capable of taking off autonomously, and to remain airborne for days. Once the efficiency of the batteries makes it possible to reduce the weight, a two-seater is planned to make circumnavigation possible.
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\nProposed timeline<\/strong><\/p>\n