Solar Impulse HB-SIA – Click above to watch video after the jump . Skip to main content. Get Our Newsletter. ... Solar-powered airplane flies all day and night, sets records [w/video] ...

Solar Impulse 2, a solar-powered airplane that uses no fuel, is making a nearly 22,000-mile, around-the-world voyage. The journey began March 9, 2015, in Abu Dhabi and is scheduled to end there ...

AeroTEC says it will work with Pratt & Whitney Canada on the modification and flight test of a hybrid-electric aircraft in Moses Lake, Wash.

The Solar Impulse has about the same wingspan as a 747 airplane, and its wings are covered in nearly 12,000 solar cells. That's about 200 square meters of solar cells. Solar Impulse ...

The Solar Impulse 2, a solar-powered plane, flies over the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi during preparations for next month's round-the-world flight on Feb. 26, 2015.

Solar-powered plane aims to fly around the world December 3, 2012 / 1:38 PM EST / CBS News The following script is from "Around the World in 20 Days" which aired on Dec. 2, 2012.

thing people dont realize is the plane itself, while in flight, is an energy storage device. gain altitude to store potential energy. you can turn that into kinetic energy simply by dropping the ...

An experimental solar-powered plane whose makers hope to one day circle the globe using only energy collected from the sun took off for its first 24-hour test flight Wednesday.

However, by the same token a BYD bus is ~18ton. 1% of that is 180kg. 180kg definitely allows flexible solar on the roof. There is nothing wrong with adding 1% to the weight and getting 1% more range.