ABB and Solar Impulse in technology alliance for round-the-world flight powered by the sun
Green Car Congress
APRIL 6, 2014
The carbon fiber airplane has the wingspan of a Boeing 747 (63.4m / 208 ft) and the weight of a small car (1,600kg / 3,527 lb). By day the solar cells recharge the 400kg / 881 lb lithium batteries which allow the plane to fly at night. Earlier post.). A plane so big and light has never been built before.
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