Solar Impulse

[Swiss1]

I'm sure some of you will be interested to know that this being aired tonight!

DISCOVER MORE ABOUT THE SCIENCE BEHIND SOLAR IMPULSE ON PBS To achieve the first ever solar flight around the world, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg designed and built Solar Impulse - the first airplane capable of flying day and night without fuel - entirely from scratch with their team of engineers. To pull it off, they had to reinvent everything, from innovative solar cells and batteries to massive carbon-fiber wings. The longest nonstop leg, from Japan to Hawaii, lasted five days and nights and set a new world solo flight record. PBS NOVA’s two hour documentary “THE IMPOSSIBLE FLIGHT” captures an insider’s view of the Solar Impulse pilots and ground team as they experience moments of hair-raising crisis, remarkable endurance, and ingenious problem-solving! Wednesday 31 January at 9:00pm - don’t miss out!

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Jeremy
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[gunny11]

Thanks Jeremy. Channel 13 on optimum in the east coat at 9:00 pm.

[Ron Mendel]

Thanks for the post Jeremy,it was wonderful and to see all the problems one never thinks about.
-Ron-

[Mark9]

It's in the DVR...looking forward to watching!

[Swiss1]

Yes, a lot of hurdles to overcome, especially to forecast the weather for such a long period, and going with gut feelings versus what the engineers suggested

Jeremy
SCCAAA TT TN

[Mark9]

Where would we be if rationality over ruled emotion in every case of exploration in the past?

[TonyN]

impressive documentary about the efforts to complete the flight, electric flight is in its infancy but "the sky's the limit"

Tony