artificer flap out this paradigm of a solar - powered aircraft today . The Solar Impulse will wing for the first time in December and make a 36 - hour trajectory in 2010 . And in 2012 , a larger verison will fly around the macrocosm .
Solar Impulse is the Swiss bid to make the first Solar - powered escape around the world . The epitome is an ultralight single - seater with the wingspan of an Airbus A380 , with four Lord’s Day - fuel electrical motors . According to Solar Impulse co - founder Andre Borschberg , it ’s light-colored and better performing than corresponding gliders .
These exposure show the planer being rolled out for the first clip ever , and fitted with its vertical stabilizers . Is n’t she beautiful ?
The big challenge will come in Spring 2010 , when the solar - powered workmanship ’s 36 - 60 minutes flight of steps will include fly all through the night . figure of speech by AFP / Getty . [ AFP ]
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