Alternative Solar Impulse 2

Planes taking off from the airport on Monday Payerne in Switzerland. The new version of the device far exceeds the size of the previous model. Wing length 72 meters covered with 17,248 solar cells, and the weight of the unit - 2, 3 tons. Bertrand Piccard According who participated in the creation of the plane and piloted the previous model, Solar Impulse 2 is completely unique. He does not need kerosene and can use solar energy during the day and at night, with the reach speeds of 140 km / h. Thus its testers tried to show the possibility of alternative energy. In 2015, this aircraft is planned to travel around the world.


















Pilot Markus Sherdel with Bertrand Piccard Swiss traveler and co-founder Andre Borschberg project posing for a photo after a successful flight Solar Impulse 2 at the airport the Swiss city of Payerne, June 2 2014.









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