Solar Impulse is an experimental aircraft powered only by solar power. The wings are covered with solar panels that provide energy to the engine propellers and onboard storage batteries enabling night flying.
Taking off from San Francisco, the first stop on the cross-country flight from California to New York was in Phoenix where the plane and staff were made available to the public by reservation to view and query to gain an insight into this miracle of modern technology.
Taking off from San Francisco, the first stop on the cross-country flight from California to New York was in Phoenix where the plane and staff were made available to the public by reservation to view and query to gain an insight into this miracle of modern technology.