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I was fortunate to be able to see the Solar Impulse 2 aircraft land this evening at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, PA. I have been following the aircraft and its amazing journey around the globe online. It was great to finally see it in person!
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Solar Impulse, a solar aircraft just landed at Moffett Federal Airfield at NASA Ames in Mountain View, California.
Yesterday we went to San Francisco to watch the aircraft fly over the Golden Gate Bridge. We had a nice picnic a Crissy Field. Solar Impulse was flying quite high.
Founders Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg want us to use more clean energies. Or in their word, push the transition to renewable energy resources. Very inspiring!
The aircraft has a wingspan bigger than a Boeing 747, but weights just 2 tons instead of 400 tons. More info on this historic flight at www.solarimpulse.com
I processed a balanced HDR photo from a RAW exposure.
-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, _DSC6012_hdr1bal1b
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Solar Impulse, a solar aircraft just landed at Moffett Federal Airfield at NASA Ames in Mountain View, California. Hurray!
Today we went to San Francisco to watch the aircraft fly over the Golden Gate Bridge. We had a nice picnic a Crissy Field. Solar Impulse was flying quite high, this is a tele-zoom shot.
Founders Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg want us to use more clean energies. Or in their word, push the transition to renewable energy resources. Very inspiring!
The aircraft has a wingspan bigger than a Boeing 747, but weights just 2 tons instead of 400 tons. More info on this historic flight at www.solarimpulse.com
I processed a balanced HDR photo from a RAW exposure.
-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, _DSC6003_hdr1bal1a
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Solar Impulse, the solar aircraft built in Switzerland to circle the globe, took off this early morning at Moffett Federal Airfield at NASA Ames in Mountain View, California. I got an invite to witness this historic journey around the world.
Founders and pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg first addressed the press. André climbed into the cockpit for this leg to Phoenix, Arizona. The flight will take 16 hours. I had a big tripod with me and could blend in with the press to get a prime spot for takeoff. Preparations were long, but the actual takeoff happened very quiet and sudden. I took this shot a few minutes before take-off at 5am in the morning.
Bertrand and André want us to use more clean energies. In their word, they want to push the transition to renewable energy resources. Very inspiring!
The aircraft has a wingspan bigger than a Boeing 747, but weights just 2 tons instead of 400 tons. To preserve weight and aerodynamics, this aircraft has no landing gears on the side. People hold the aircraft level on long poles until it gains enough speed. More info on this historic flight at www.solarimpulse.com
I processed a balanced HDR photo from a RAW exposure.
-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, _DSC6450_hdr1bal1f
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On Saturday we went to San Francisco to watch the aircraft fly over the Golden Gate Bridge. We had a nice picnic a Crissy Field. Solar Impulse was flying quite high, a red helicopter was circling it to take photos. The solar aircraft landed at Moffett Federal Airfield at NASA Ames in Mountain View, California.
Founders Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg want us to use more clean energies. Or in their word, push the transition to renewable energy resources. Very inspiring!
The aircraft has a wingspan bigger than a Boeing 747, but weights just 2 tons instead of 400 tons. More info on this historic flight at www.solarimpulse.com
I processed a balanced HDR photo from a RAW exposure.
-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, _DSC6021_hdr1bal1e
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Solar Impulse, the solar aircraft built in Switzerland to fly around the world on solar fuel only, took off on May 2nd early morning at Moffett Federal Airfield at NASA Ames in Mountain View, California. I got an invite to witness this historic journey around the world.
I took this shot when approaching the white inflatable hangar seen on the right. The hangar is double-walled, and is held up by air pressure inside the walls. The fabric is 97% transparent so that the solar cells on the aircraft can operate and charge the batteries while the aircraft is parked. More info on this historic flight at www.solarimpulse.com
I processed a balanced and a paintery HDR photo from a RAW exposure, and merged them selectively.
-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, _DSC6236_hdr1bal1pai1h
Homeward bound!
This is the Flight Report for : Toulouse-Payerne
PILOT: BERTRAND PICCARD
DATE: 24.07.2012
TAKE-OFF TIME: 05:01 AM UTC / 7:00 AM Toulouse Time
TIME OF LANDING: 06:30 PM UTC
FLIGHT DURATION: 13H 29MIN
AVERAGE SPEED: 34 KTS
AVERAGE ALTITUDE: 3596 METRES
On its final leg from Toulouse to Payerne, Solar Impulse traveled 615 km (382 miles) in 13 hours 29 minutes at an average speed of 63 km/h (39 mph) and at an average altitude of 3,596 meters (11,800 ft)
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Solar Impulse, the solar aircraft built in Switzerland to circle the globe, took off on last Monday early morning at Moffett Federal Airfield at NASA Ames in Mountain View, California. I got an invite to witness this historic journey around the world.
Founders and pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg first addressed the press. André climbed into the cockpit for this leg to Phoenix, Arizona. The flight took 16 hours. I had a big tripod with me and could blend in with the press to get a prime spot for takeoff. Preparations were long, but the actual takeoff happened very quiet and sudden. I took this shot at the time of take-off at 5am in the morning.
Bertrand and André want us to use more clean energies. In their word, they want to push the transition to renewable energy resources. Very inspiring!
The aircraft has a wingspan bigger than a Boeing 747, but weights just 2 tons instead of 400 tons. To preserve weight and aerodynamics, this aircraft has no landing gears on the side. People hold the aircraft level on long poles until it gains enough speed. More info on this historic flight at www.solarimpulse.com
I processed a balanced HDR photo from a RAW exposure.
-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, _DSC6477_hdr1bal1d
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Solar Impulse, the solar aircraft built in Switzerland, took off early Monday morning at Moffett Federal Airfield at NASA Ames in Mountain View, California. I got an invite to witness this historic journey around the world.
Founders and pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg first addressed the press. André climbed into the cockpit for this leg to Phoenix, Arizona. Here the crew pushes the aircraft sideways so that it can taxi to the runway. The flight took 16 hours.
Bertrand and André want us to use more clean energies. In their word, they want to push the transition to renewable energy resources. Very inspiring!
The aircraft has a wingspan bigger than a Boeing 747, but weights just 2 tons instead of 400 tons. To preserve weight and aerodynamics, this aircraft has no landing gears on the side. People hold the aircraft level on long poles until it gains enough speed. More info on this historic flight at www.solarimpulse.com
I processed a balanced and a paintery HDR photo from a RAW exposure, and merged them.
-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, _DSC6421_hdr1bal1pai1e
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Solar Impulse, a solar aircraft is currently on the way to San Francisco and will soon fly over the Golden Gate Bridge. We plan to go to San Francisco to see the spectacle. You find info at www.solarimpulse.com
Three years ago, the two pilots came to NASA Ames Moffett Field with the first generation of solar aircraft. This photo is from the lecture they gave at NASA Ames on April 26, 2013.
I processed a balanced HDR photo from one exposure.
-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 exposure, NEX-6, DSC01976_hdr1bal1b
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Solar Impulse, the solar aircraft built in Switzerland, took off on Monday morning at Moffett Federal Airfield at NASA Ames in Mountain View, California. I got an invite to witness this historic journey around the world.
Founders and pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg first addressed the press. Their vision is future with clean energy. André climbed into the cockpit for this leg to Phoenix, Arizona. The flight took 16 hours. After takeoff I I met Bertrand Piccard in person, what an honor!
More info on this historic flight at www.solarimpulse.com.
I processed a balanced HDR photo from a RAW exposure.
-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, _DSC6536_hdr1bal1b
This is the last leg of their global flight ending in Abu Dhabi.
Check out their pioneering and conscious demonstration of an elegant use of solar energy toward a cleaner future.
This is the last leg of their global flight ending in Abu Dhabi.
Check out their pioneering and conscious demonstration of an elegant use of solar energy toward a cleaner future.
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Solar Impulse, the solar aircraft built in Switzerland to circle the globe, took off in the early morning on May 2nd this year at Moffett Federal Airfield at NASA Ames in Mountain View, California. I got an invite to witness this historic journey around the world.
Founders and pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg first addressed the press. André climbed into the cockpit for this leg to Phoenix, Arizona. The flight took 16 hours. I had a big tripod with me and could blend in with the press to get a prime spot for takeoff. Preparations were long, but the actual takeoff happened very quiet and sudden. I took this shot at the time of take-off at 5am in the morning.
Bertrand and André want us to use more clean energies. In their word, they want to push the transition to renewable energy resources. Very inspiring!
The aircraft has a wingspan bigger than a Boeing 747, but weights just 2 tons instead of 400 tons. To preserve weight and aerodynamics, this aircraft has no landing gears on the side. People hold the aircraft level on long poles until it gains enough speed. More info on this historic flight at www.solarimpulse.com
I processed a balanced HDR photo from a RAW exposure, and desaturated the image.
-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, _DSC6477_hdr1bal1e
This is a photo of the SolarImpulse plane visiting Tulsa. It has a wingspan of a 747 jet at 236 ft. and weighs in at 5000 lbs, propelled by 4 motors putting out 17.4 hp each. The goal is to demonstrate flying a zero-fuel airplane around the world.
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Solar Impulse, the solar aircraft built in Switzerland circled the globe. One stop was at Moffett Federal Airfield at NASA Ames in Mountain View, California earlier this year in May. I got an invite to witness this historic flight.
Founders and pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg first addressed the press. André climbed into the cockpit for this leg to Phoenix, Arizona. The flight took 16 hours. I had a big tripod with me and could blend in with the press to get a prime spot for takeoff. Preparations were long, but the actual takeoff happened very quietly and suddenly. I took this shot shortly before take-off at 5am in the morning.
Bertrand and André want us to use more clean energies. In their word, they want to push the transition to renewable energy resources. Very inspiring!
The aircraft has a wingspan bigger than a Boeing 747, but weights just 2 tons instead of 400 tons. To preserve weight and aerodynamics, this aircraft has no landing gears on the side. People hold the aircraft level on long poles until it gains enough speed. More info on this historic flight at www.solarimpulse.com
I processed a balanced HDR photo from a RAW exposure, carefully pulled the curves, and desaturated the image.
-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, _DSC6450_hdr1bal1g
Around the world project of a solar powered aircraft Solarimpulse on an evening test flight in Switzerland
SI2, piloted by Andre Borschberg on this leg, touches down at Phoenix-Goodyear Airport after 15 hours and 52 minutes of flight.
Solar Impulse II
Solar Impulse est l’unique avion, d’une autonomie illimitée, capable de voler de jour comme de nuit, sans carburant, dont le challenge est de tenter en 2015 le premier tour du monde en avion solaire.
Solar Impulse is the only airplane of perpetual endurance, able to fly day and night on solar power, without a drop of fuel and whose challenge is to attempt the First Round-The-World Solar Flight in 2015.
Solar Impulse 2 is seen just before touchdown at Lehigh Valley International Airport (KABE) on May 25, 2016.
Inside the Solar Impulse preparation tent with co-founder and pilot, André Borschberg at NASA Ames preparing for his 5am flight out the next day. His solar-powered aircraft has the wingspan of a 747 and the weight of an SUV.
He typically flies at 25 MPH and uses the day to rise up to 28K feet, and slowly glides down over the night. They landed at NASA after a long flight over the Pacific, where a miscalculation could land them in the water, losing the craft. On these segments, they have to remain alert every hour, and so they take many 20 minute naps (sometimes using self-hypnosis to get to sleep).
They like to approach for landing into a headwind, which in heavy winds can result in a negative ground speed (approaching the runway tail first).
And after taking off from here, he buzzed over SpaceX: blog.solarimpulse.com/post/143752113690/spacex-dragon-sol...
HB-SIB Solar Impulse 2 on finals for runway 05 at Payerne after a test flight 30 08 2014 during Air 14.
I was fortunate to be able to see the Solar Impulse 2 aircraft land this evening at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, PA. I have been following the aircraft and its amazing journey around the globe online. It was great to finally see it in person!
The only airplane of perpetual endurance, able to fly day and night on solar power, without a drop of fuel.
The 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.
Blender 3D model, more info in: www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/solar-impulse-2-3d-blend/889762
Cincinnati - Municipal / Lunken Field (LUK / KLUK)
Cincinnati, OH
Convair 5800 c/n 278, N391FL, IFL Group (Contract Air Cargo)
Support plane for the Solar Impulse
Date: July 3, 2011
Time: 19:42 (UTC+2h)
Airport: Payerne Switzerland (LSMP)
Coordinate: 46° 50' 35" North, 6° 54' 54" East
Pilot: André Borschberg
Homepage: www.solarimpulse.com
Cincinnati - Municipal / Lunken Field (LUK / KLUK)
Cincinnati, OH
Fairchild Dornier 328-310 328JET c/n 3178, N395DC, Untitled (Key Lime Air)
Support aircraft for the Solar Impulse team. Owned by CBG LLC, operated by Key Lime Air.
Ex-N420FJ with Atlantic Coast Jet/Atlantic Coast Airlines, and N905HB with Vision Air.