Solar Impulse Completes Initial Tests With Brief Hop
Credit: SOLAR IMPULSE
Solar Impulse has completed initial tests of its prototype solar-powered aircraft, HB-SIA, after a brief first flight at Duebendorf, Switzerland, on Dec. 3. The1,600-kg. (3,527-lb.), single-pilot aircraft flew 350 meters along the runway at an altitude of about 1 meter. First tests were conducted on...
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