Want to know why Solar Impulse ventured into crossing the United States from coast to coast? From San Fransisco to New York City?
Watch this video and find out how the Across America Mission came to be!
Solar Impulse is an innovative project leveraging technological prowess and the spirit of adventure by means of an airplane. It was launched in 2003 by a visionary and an entrepreneur, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, challenging common certitudes and making room for a glimpse into a more sustainable future.
The project's raison d'être is to spread a message by flying in the skies powered solely by solar energy. Having completed its first 26-hour flight through the night in 2010 and the world's first intercontinental flight connecting Europe to Africa in 2012, Solar Impulse's 1 prototype is eager to participate in a new challenge: the celebrated coast-to-coast crossing of the United States, San Francisco to Washington D.C. and New York City. Originally unplanned, the perfect opportunity for this new adventure emerged after the decision to rebuild Solar Impulse's second generation aircraft's wing spar.
This year's Across America mission is scheduled to kick-off starting May 1st, flying from San Francisco to the nation's Capital and the Big Apple, with 2-3 stopovers on the way. The project's ultimate goal is to fly around the world in 2015 with the second aircraft, Solar Impulse 2. Eleven percent larger, it is designed to cross Oceans and more humid climates from east to west in the northern hemisphere.
WHAT IS SOLAR IMPULSE ?
The only airplane of perpetual endurance, able to fly day and night on solar power, without a drop of fuel.
Our challenge is to attempt the First Round-The-World Solar Flight in 2015. A way for Bertrand Piccard, André Borschberg and their team to demonstrate how pioneering spirit, innovation and clean technologies can change the world.
Get more information about the project: http://www.solarimpulse.com
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More videos about Solar Impulse 2:
Why Solar Impulse? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azXbqnTqwFA&index=2&list=PL-tY-9eGABwz5NKQY7C6vnzciWGL-F_mq
The Construction of Si2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNMBPJpaimc&index=3&list=PL-tY-9eGABwz5NKQY7C6vnzciWGL-F_mq
A 3D Animation of Si2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwSVEEaJSWs&index=4&list=PL-tY-9eGABwz5NKQY7C6vnzciWGL-F_mq
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