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Anybody following or interested in the Solar Impulse 2 and its journey around the world?

 

Its taking off tonight at 10am UTC from Phoenix on its way to Tulsa international airport.

 

I had originally planned on just driving to the street at the end of the runway like I did for the landing, and watching it take off from 2 or 3 hundred yards away, but somehow luck intervened and I got an invite to be directly on the flight line for the take off.  I feel pretty honored and super excited.

 

If it comes anywhere close to a city where you are located, take the time to go and see it, you won't be disappointed.  Its an amazing aircraft and collaboration of technology, and its size does not translate from photos.

 

 

http://www.solarimpulse.com/

 

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nope, solar aircraft are dumb


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Closest it comes to NH is NY 2 stops after Tulsa

 

 

 

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one of the dudes in this enterprise is named piccard

 

a Swiss psychiatrist and balloonist, that's too much for me, I can't take it seriously.

 

Furthermore if you add that "Picard" is a also a frozen food company famous in France, and a French province known for its whitetrash inhabitants.

 

Would you american take seriously an solar plane piloted by a canadian psychatrist named Jerseyshoretaco ?


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a Swiss psychiatrist and balloonist, that's too much for me, I can't take it seriously.

 

Furthermore if you add that "Picard" is a also a frozen food company famous in France, and a French province known for its whitetrash inhabitants.

 

Would you american take seriously an solar plane piloted by a canadian psychatrist named Jerseyshoretaco ?

 

 

 

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nope, solar aircraft are dumb

 

Why?


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Why?

 

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Why?

its completely impractical: the aircraft is only good for one person without facilities such as a bathroom or food. the only reason for a solar aircraft is you dont have to stop. but you need to because of the pilot. so this is really a fruitless endeavor 


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its completely impractical: the aircraft is only good for one person without facilities such as a bathroom or food. the only reason for a solar aircraft is you don't have to stop. but you need to because of the pilot. so this is really a fruitless endeavor 

 

I suppose being powered by the sun instead of a consumable fuel has no advantages then?

 

Also unmanned aircraft are a thing, and have been since like 1920.


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solar aircraft have not developed very far for a reason


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solar aircraft have not developed very far for a reason

 

And that reason is the efficiency of solar cell technology (which I assume will continue to get better). It has nothing to do with the concept of solar aircraft.


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its completely impractical: the aircraft is only good for one person without facilities such as a bathroom or food.

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And that reason is the efficiency of solar cell technology (which I assume will continue to get better). It has nothing to do with the concept of solar aircraft.

 

Exactly, same reason solar cars are currently "dumb". Cell efficiency has been increasing steadily, with some compositions such as gallium arsenide already at or approaching 40%. It's not far fetched that this stuff will actually be useful in the not so distant future.

 

I actually got to meet Betrand Piccard at the World Future Energy Summit in Dubai when I was there for a solar car race. Unfortunately I didn't actually get to see the plane itself though. Anyway, this is cool stuff, that's pretty sweet that you actually get to be at the takeoff. 

 

 

its completely impractical: the aircraft is only good for one person without facilities such as a bathroom or food. the only reason for a solar aircraft is you dont have to stop. but you need to because of the pilot. so this is really a fruitless endeavor 

 

 

Where the Impulse is at now is exactly were solar cars where in like 1990. They were single driver and super cramped to the point where the driver had to be laying down. But as battery and solar technology has increased over the years you've seen a move from that first to more comfortable single driver accommodations to now where you're finally starting to see some teams run 2 seater or even 4 seater vehicles. Even with the single passenger cars, everything is street legal now. Just because it's currently impractical doesn't mean there's no future for it.


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its completely impractical: the aircraft is only good for one person without facilities such as a bathroom or food. the only reason for a solar aircraft is you dont have to stop. but you need to because of the pilot. so this is really a fruitless endeavor

 
You obviously didn't do much research if any at all.  The pilot has the same means that a U2, or SR-71 pilot had to go to the bathroom and eat food.
 
The pilots eat food prepared by Nestle and are warmed by a flameless ration heater, similar to those used in MRE's.  As far as the bathroom they use it like any other pilot in a 1 seat airplane would.  You think a F-16 pilot has a toilet hidden under the ejection seat?
 
Its not about the problems of going to the bathroom, or eating, its about the mental state of a human on little to no sleep piloting an aircraft that is the biggest hurdle.  Over water the flight rules allow sleeping while the plane is put on autopilot, but over land its not allowed.  Thats one of the major reasons they are making short hops across the USA.
 
So yes, the limit is the pilot, but once you prove its possible using the technology to travel around the world using nothing but solar energy, the next logical step is remote control so that you can achieve true non stop flight, maybe that will be a future project for a Solar Impulse 3.  Its taking things in simple steps.
 
 

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Well, if I had to do it all over again, I'd drive 8 hours one way to experience what I experienced.  The team was welcoming, and answered any questions you threw at them. They really made you feel special and welcome, and you could detect their passion whenever they spoke.
 
 

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I actually got to meet Betrand Piccard at the World Future Energy Summit in Dubai when I was there for a solar car race. Unfortunately I didn't actually get to see the plane itself though. Anyway, this is cool stuff, that's pretty sweet that you actually get to be at the takeoff.

 
Thats freaking awesome, I wasn't able to actually meet him personally (but he was only a few feet away at times) but the man is such an inspiration, you can really detect his passion for life and adventuring when he speaks.  Earlier in the day he spoke at ASU graduation for engineering students, I wish when I graduated from the same engineering school they would of had someone like him speak.  I must admit I didn't know much about him when I first heard that the team was planning to land in PHX when the journey first started, I just thought it would be pretty neat to see since I enjoy aircraft.  Thats really the reason I just went down to the airport at 9 pm to watch the landing from the street because I knew it would be something historic to witness, one of those once in a lifetime kinda things.  When I got the status update that they were going to do a public viewing due to the weather making them delay, I jumped at opportunity as fast as I could, I must of been one of the first 200 to sign up because thats only how many people were invited to the take off from those of us that signed up for the public viewing.  After being able to talk with actual team members at the public viewing on saturday and rubbing shoulders with them again last night I was really impressed.  They have made a follower for life, and perhaps I'll see what I can do to in my life contain more clean energy.
 

And Crock, I just want to say thanks.  This was something very special to me that just kept snowballing and getting bigger and bigger, and I wanted to share it with others who might be interested, and when I saw the sort of treatment the thread was receiving after I first posted, it really demoralized and disappointed me, and caused me to contemplate why I even bother to try to share things on here.  So again thanks.


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Thats freaking awesome, I wasn't able to actually meet him personally (but he was only a few feet away at times) but the man is such an inspiration, you can really detect his passion for life and adventuring when he speaks.  Earlier in the day he spoke at ASU graduation for engineering students, I wish when I graduated from the same engineering school they would of had someone like him speak.  I must admit I didn't know much about him when I first heard that the team was planning to land in PHX when the journey first started, I just thought it would be pretty neat to see since I enjoy aircraft.  Thats really the reason I just went down to the airport at 9 pm to watch the landing from the street because I knew it would be something historic to witness, one of those once in a lifetime kinda things.  When I got the status update that they were going to do a public viewing due to the weather making them delay, I jumped at opportunity as fast as I could, I must of been one of the first 200 to sign up because thats only how many people were invited to the take off from those of us that signed up for the public viewing.  After being able to talk with actual team members at the public viewing on saturday and rubbing shoulders with them again last night I was really impressed.  They have made a follower for life, and perhaps I'll see what I can do to in my life contain more clean energy.
 

And Crock, I just want to say thanks.  This was something very special to me that just kept snowballing and getting bigger and bigger, and I wanted to share it with others who might be interested, and when I saw the sort of treatment the thread was receiving after I first posted, it really demoralized and disappointed me, and caused me to contemplate why I even bother to try to share things on here.  So again thanks.

 

Yeah I really got the impression he was a true adventurer. That's still so fuzzy bunny awesome that you got to see the actual plane though. I've been watching this stuff for a while just because of my involvement in solar car


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