Solar Impulse 2 (stuck in China last I heard waiting for enough good weather to cross the Pacific Ocean at 35 mph): "with a massive 263-foot wingspan, the same as a Boeing 747. Yet even with that massive wingspan loaded with more than 17,000 monocrystalline silicon solar cells, and more than 2,000 pounds worth of lithium-ion batteries, the entire plane weighs in at just over 5,000 pounds. This allows the 17.5 horsepower to push the Solar Impulse 2 along at a maximum speed of… 35 MPH."
Now, there was a time when most people scoffed at the idea of a home computer, and what would you do with one any way? A digital camera that would fit inside a portable phone? Impossible, or at least not good enough to use! Just because we can't see how it can be done now, doesn't mean that it's not possible, just that we don't know how - yet. On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 1:08 PM, G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > And..... The useful load for that Experimental category airplane is ???? > > Zero passengers.. Zero cargo.. but.. It is able to travel at almost 80 > MPH... most days when the sun shines... for a while.... > > Soon... your majesty.. very soon... I'll be able to turn lead into gold and > you will be incredibly rich.. I do need just a little more equipment and > funding.... > > Reality surely sucks, doesn't it.. > > On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 11:04 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > What about the pure solar plane flying around the globe - as we speak? > > > -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
