Solar powered aircraft set a new record

On May 23, the first manned Solar Impulse solar powered aircraft set a new record of flight distance with the completion of a long distance of 1,541km.

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In an announcement by the organizers, Solar Impulse landed in Dallas-Fort Worth city in Texas state at 13 hours (Vietnam time) on May 23, after passing the record-breaking road for 18 hours. and 21 minutes from the Phoenix city of Arizona.

With this length of flight, Solar Impulse broke its record set last year by making a long-distance 1,116km flight from Switzerland to Spain.

Speaking after landing at Dallas-Fort Worth, the second stop on Solar Impulse's cross-country journey, one of two pilots, Andre Borschberg, shared this journey as a special challenge because this is The longest flight for a solar-powered aircraft, flies day and night and faces a rather large wind when landing.

Solar Impulse aircraft. (Source: AP)

In addition to weather obstacles, the two pilots also had to stay awake for more than 20 hours without the assistance of automatic flight mode.

Previously, Solar Impulse made the first flight from San Francisco in California to Foenix. In this flight, Solar Impulse flew at an average speed of 49km / hour.

The outstanding feature of Solar Impulse is its super-lightweight construction, which has four electric motors and a system of 12,000 solar panels, which both provide power for aircraft engines and provide fuel storage to help The plane can fly all day and night.

With storage batteries, Solar Impulse can fly continuously for three days and nights at speeds of up to 70km / hour, reaching an altitude of 8,230m at night.

As planned, at each stop, Solar Impulse will "stay" for 10 days for experts to introduce solar technology and two pilots to rest.

The entire parameters of the flight, from speed, flight direction, battery status, electric motor, power to the camera in the cockpit, are publicly posted.

Solar Impulse project was initiated by two Swiss scientists Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg and started the flight from May 3 to raise awareness about the use of renewable energy and application of public technology is available for a more sustainable world.

Solar Impulse is expected to end "adventure" in early July after stopping in Washington and New York.