{"id":2385,"date":"2014-04-09T21:40:45","date_gmt":"2014-04-09T21:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/?p=2385"},"modified":"2014-04-17T14:18:55","modified_gmt":"2014-04-17T14:18:55","slug":"the-round-the-world-solar-aircraft-solar-impulse-2-is-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/2014\/04\/09\/the-round-the-world-solar-aircraft-solar-impulse-2-is-launched\/","title":{"rendered":"The Round-the-World Solar Aircraft, Solar Impulse 2 is Launched"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bertrand Piccard and Andr\u00e9 Borschberg launched Solar Impulse 2 today in Switzerland.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2391\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/2014_04_04_SolarImpulse2_revillard_07_thumb.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2391\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2391\" alt=\"\u00a9 Solar Impulse | Revillard | Rezo.ch\" src=\"http:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/2014_04_04_SolarImpulse2_revillard_07_thumb.jpg\" width=\"760\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/2014_04_04_SolarImpulse2_revillard_07_thumb.jpg 760w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/2014_04_04_SolarImpulse2_revillard_07_thumb-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Solar Impulse | Revillard | Rezo.ch<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cA vision counts for nothing unless it is backed up by action. With 8 world records for Solar\u00a0Impulse\u00a01, the first\u00a0solar\u00a0aircraft capable of flying during the night, crossing two continents and flying over the United States, we have shown that clean technologies and renewable energies can accomplish the impossible,\u201d said a delighted Bertrand Piccard, founder and Chairman of\u00a0Solar\u00a0Impulse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow we need to go even further,\u201d added Andr\u00e9 Borschberg, co-founder and CEO. \u201cSolar Impulse 2 will have virtually unlimited autonomy, and now we need to make sure the pilot is as sustainable as his aircraft. This is why the round-the-world flight will be as much a human as a technological feat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PHlfgDr-KJs?start=1900&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Solar Impulse 2 Facts<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>single-seater aircraft\u00a0made of carbon fiber<\/li>\n<li>has a 72 meter wingspan (larger than that of the Boeing 747-8I)<\/li>\n<li>weight of just 2,300 Kg, equivalent to that of a car.<\/li>\n<li>17,000 solar cells built into the wing<\/li>\n<li>supply four electric motors (17.5 CV each)<\/li>\n<li>solar cells recharge lithium batteries weighing 633 Kg (2077 lbs.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u00a9 World Team Now (WTN) 2014. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bertrand Piccard and Andr\u00e9 Borschberg launched Solar Impulse 2 today in Switzerland. \u201cA vision counts for nothing unless it is backed up by action. 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