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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

The sun is about to rise and to help us continue over the Atlantic Ocean

Day 2: The sun is about to rise to help us continue over the Atlantic Ocean

It certainly is not easy to make a solar plane fly across the Atlantic Ocean without a single drop of fuel. It is a challenge to make sure the mood and flight conditions are favorable for our pilot. We are about to reach Energy Neutral Morning, the moment when the sun provides Si2 enough energy to fly without relying on the batteries. It's always a great feeling after a dark night in a solar-powered airplane. Now the key moment remains, will Si2 be powered by the sun?

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I think of a jockey in a horse race & how the slightest additional weight can make or break this endeavor.