solar-powered flight around the world Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 08:51:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Solar Impulse Announces The Route for The First Ever Solar Powered Trip Around the World https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-announces-route-first-ever-solar-powered-trip-around-world-20150121/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-announces-route-first-ever-solar-powered-trip-around-world-20150121/#respond Wed, 21 Jan 2015 08:51:27 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=51413 The guys from Solar Impulse have just revealed the record winning route, which they intend to travel by the new and improved Solar Impulse 2. The plane will not use any fuel, which will make it the first ever solar-powered around the world trip in history. Following the developments and updates around Solar Impulse have […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-announces-route-first-ever-solar-powered-trip-around-world-20150121/feed/ 0 51413 Solar Impulse Aircraft to Make the First Solar-Powered Flight Around the World https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-aircraft-to-make-the-first-solar-powered-flight-around-the-world-20091108/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-impulse-aircraft-to-make-the-first-solar-powered-flight-around-the-world-20091108/#respond Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:14:50 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=5265 The Solar Impulse aircraft, officially known as HB-SIA, successfully underwent its first engine run up on Friday at an airbase near Zurich in Switzerland. It is designed to make the first solar-powered flight around the world.

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