Solar Impulse

[Phillbo 11]

Anyone else tracking this flight?


http://www.solarimpulse.com/leg-7-from-Nanjing-to-Nagoya


I plan to go check it out when it lands in Phoenix.

[piisfish 140]

as a swiss Citizen and resident, I can't miss it.
Have a couple of skydiver friends on the project

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

[piisfish 140]

This Nagoya Honolulu is sooo exciting to follow.
He is so close, but still not there

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

[piisfish 140]

almost there. 5 hours to go.

Dang, that flight will be 4 days and 18 hours... better have a good inflight Entertainment system

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

[piisfish 140]

He has touchdown
Congratulations Mister Borschberg.

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

[Phillbo 11]

Nice

[JohnMitchell 16]

piisfish

He has touchdown
Congratulations Mister Borschberg.

[billvon 3,116]

Interesting; I've never seen a bailout rig with a cutaway system before.

[piisfish 140]

Some (all?) navy emergency are equipped with a cutaway system.
Their rig is also equipped with an RSL.

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

[ryoder 1,590]

Flight resuming after 9 month layover: http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/31741067/solar-impulse-2-getting-ready-to-depart-after-nine-month-island-layover

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[ryoder 1,590]

Departed Hawaii for California: http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/21/travel/solar-impulse-2-plane/

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[turtlespeed 226]

ryoder

Departed Hawaii for California: http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/21/travel/solar-impulse-2-plane/

What do they mean "no fuel" the pilot HAD to have granola on board.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[Phil1111 1,182]

I always thought that this would be a nice machine:
http://www.treehugger.com/aviation/emsunseeker-iiem-solar-airplane-to-fly-over-europe-this-spring.html

[swovelin 11]

Solar Impulse 2 is an astounding flying machine. I flew up to San Jose on Saturday, hoping to see it land at Moffett Field. It wasn't supposed to land until midnight, so I was relaxing in my motel room. But then my wife called and said "It's already here! It's in a holding pattern over the Golden Gate Bridge! You gotta go see it now!" I checked the traffic and it was 90+ minutes to drive to the bridge, so no go. And that's when my brilliant wife said, "Well then, I's a good thing you own an AIRPLANE!" I rushed back down to San Jose, jumped in my little Light Sport, and I flew through the VERY congested airspace all the way up the bay. I was still miles from the bridge, when I saw a gigantic dragonfly-shape slowly moving through the sky. SI-2 was orbiting at about 3,300' and ATC wouldn't let me climb above 3K, but I got to fly "formation" with her for about 30 minutes. The thrill of a lifetime! :-)

[ryoder 1,590]

PBS Nova "The Impossible Flight", documentary about the around-the-world flight:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/the-impossible-flight.html

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.