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Saturday, June 8, 2013

Solar Impulse Visits STL!

 

Have you heard of the Solar Impulse plane? The HB-SIA airplane is the predecessor to HB-SIB which will hopefully be the first solar airplane to circumnavigate the globe! Solar Impulse A is flying across America and landed in St. Louis on Wednesday. I work right by the airport and got tickets to run over and check it out during lunch! It was pretty impressive to see in person. It looks so fragile which is kind of the point. It weighs about the same as a standard car but has the wingspan of 208 feet!

The max speed is just over 50mph so the Solar Impulse isn't going anywhere fast. But for the creators behind the plane the purpose is the message.







You can watch it land in St. Louis here. I think it kind of looks like a superhero flying through the sky with all the lights on the wing. Maybe glow in the dark superman or something, idk there is a reason I don't write comic books...


And here is a neat video of the plane taking off.


They also have some solar bikes that generate energy!

 


One more awesome picture, a panorama! 




What big plans do you have for the weekend?
We are going to see Hanson (mmm bop is the only song I know)!
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6 comments:

  1. Life by CynthiaJune 8, 2013 at 9:39 AM

    My son would LOVE to see the Solar Impulse. This weekend we are going to the county fair. Visiting from SITS.

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    1. UnknownJune 11, 2013 at 5:56 PM

      It's final stops are in NYC and Washington DC... hopefully you are located near one of those and can take him!

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  2. LeslieJune 8, 2013 at 3:47 PM

    That looks so awesome! How have I not heard about this. More than 200ft wing span?! Goodness gracious! It looks like you guys had fun.

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    1. UnknownJune 11, 2013 at 5:57 PM

      I know isn't that nuts and it weighs so little! They actually had supports holding the wings up in the hangar which would make me a bit nervous if I was the pilot!

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  3. NicoleJune 11, 2013 at 11:41 AM

    Wow! This is so cool, is this going to be there for a bit? I am at that airport pretty frequently....what do you do there?

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    1. UnknownJune 11, 2013 at 5:58 PM

      Tomorrow is actually the last day for it at Lambert but it has stops in NYC and Washington DC coming up! I work about 2 miles from the airport so it seemed worth taking a long lunch break to visit, and it didn't disappoint!

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