Xinhua Ruishipaye that on July 8 (Xinhua PARIS) the world's largest solar-powered aircraft - the Swiss-made "solar driven" flight 26 hours later, at the local time at 9 o'clock on the 8th that the airport in Ruishipaye landed successfully completed the first day and night flight. This is the world's first solar-powered aircraft carried out night-time flight.
"Solar-driven" by the president of the project, the Swiss explorer ed hardy clothing driving. Local time at 6:51 on the 7th, "the Sun-driven" to take off, to 16:40, more than a predetermined altitude 8500 m, reaching 8700 meters, the height of the aircraft battery charging, to prepare for night.
ed hardy bags said in the cockpit "during the flight, I saw the battery consumption continued to rise, resulting in consumption of electricity over the aircraft." 7 night 23:00, "the Sun-driven" down to 1,500 meters high, began to rely on solar power reserves during the day flight.
"Solar-driven" project sponsor, the Swiss explorer Beitelangpi Carr said the night flight of great symbolic significance, verified only by solar energy-driven completion of the feasibility of flying the aircraft at night.
"Solar-driven" span length is 63.4 meters above the installation of 12,000 pairs of solar panels for aircraft weighing a total of 400 kilograms of four battery charging.
"Solar-driven" the size of the Airbus A340 aircraft with considerable, but weighs only 1,600 kg, equivalent to only an ordinary car. Ultra-light aircraft with a carbon fiber material, to reduce aircraft weight, driving the basic mechanical manipulation, not using a lot of electronic equipment, and even body are affixed film, not coated paint.
"Solar-driven" in the first test flight on April 7, the 26 hours day and night flight is successful, the next step will be 36 hours of continuous flight without fuel(ed hardy shoes). |
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