Construction of Solar Impulse 2, the Round-The-World Solar Airplane

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The solar airplane Solar Impulse 2 has been presented on April 9th. The construction of the experimental solar aircraft didn't happen in a day. Watch this video about the construction of Solar Impulse 2 and understand the steps that had to be taken when you're looking towards attempting the First #RTW Solar Flight!
WHAT IS SOLAR IMPULSE ?
Solar Impulse is the only airplane of perpetual endurance, able to fly day and night on solar power, without a drop of fuel.
Solar Impulse challenge is to attempt the First Round-The-World Solar Flight in 2015. A way for Bertrand Piccard, André Borschberg and their team to demonstrate how pioneering spirit, innovation and clean technologies can change the world.
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[@solarimpulse]

Did you watch this video? The construction of +SOLAR IMPULSE 2! The team led by +AndreBorschberg has spent three years building the #RTW Solar Airplane: The Construction of Solar Impulse 2

[@anobviousmark]

Interesting project. Would love to hear about the construction materials, methods, design, specifications, etc. Lots of pretty pictures here but not much info.

[@kingdavewoody]

I can see a promising future in this concept for drones that can stay in the air indefinitely, and the R&D will benefit aviation as a whole in improving aircraft structures etc... but would we ever see the skies dominated by solar powered airliners? Even if solar cells were 100% efficient, you can only get so much energy from them, and it's not much. I just can't picture a solar powered plane taking paying customers across the Atlantic, with all the added weight of luggage, in flight meals etc really working out. In the future could we see more traditional airliners that are hybrid powered with the skins covered in solar cells? That would be interesting.

[@NIApps]

Check out the LabVIEW Screen shot at 5:58!

[@Blaze0357]

This is the stuff I _really_ like to see. I could watch hours of this, the nuts and bolts part of the journey. Cool stuff Solar Impulse!

[@joeclarke9782]

Nice video but not much on actual construction. Just fast collage of short vids.

[@zarahssini9951]

Looking forward to see this plane again in Ouarzazate, Morocco the city of solar energy :D

[@Nairuulagch]

Are the whole frame and backbone made of carbonfiber to save weight?

[@RajeshK-hm7ix]

Excellent concept. Looking forward to see this plane when it comes to India in 2015!

[@douglasalderman2647]

1 tone + the pilot that doesn't seem very far at all from things like carrying a few passengers or spraying crops.

[@MwiineIsaac]

Sounds awesome ! And in nearby future Fossil fuel will be of less value ........thumbs up guys !

[@docatomics]

= SHARED : The solar airplane Solar Impulse 2 has been presented on April 9th. The construction of the experimental solar aircraft didn't happen in a day. Watch this video about the construction of Solar Impulse 2 and understand the steps that had to be taken when you're looking towards attempting the First #RTW Solar Flight! WHAT IS SOLAR IMPULSE ? Solar Impulse is the only airplane of perpetual endurance, able to fly day and night on solar power, without a drop of fuel. Solar Impulse challenge is to attempt the First Round-The-World Solar Flight in 2015. A way for Bertrand Piccard, André Borschberg and their team to demonstrate how pioneering spirit, innovation and clean technologies can change the world. Get more information about the project: www.solarimpulse.com #DiscoverSi2 #SolarImpulse #RTW ~@ kzbin.info/www/bejne/pX-wc4OApcaco8U

[@FPVREVIEWS]

the landing gear is very interestiong. would love to know more about ti. i have a similar challenge with my aircraft.

[@henricobecker5138]

We need more pioneers like You, I remember when I first saw the Spruce Goose more than 40 years ago, the designs look similar, extreme leight weight....Howard Hughes. Keep Your dreams alive and change the world for a better planet. evergreenmuseum.org/the-museum/aircraft-exhibits/the-spruce-goose/ Internet in remote locations by stationary solar planes providing the telecommuncation infrastructure can bring education (OLPC) work, business, health and wealth to many people in suffering regions. HHB

[@EricBalcon]

Technical question and also practical..how does the pilot goes to the toilet during the world tour ?

[@CamilleRatel]

la nous sommes au top du top !!!!!! à toutes les équipes de solar- impulse 2 toutes mes félicitations, c'est un vrai bijoux qui va faire le tour du monde avec une super technologie digne du 21emes siecles, depuis la traversée de la manche par blériot en juillet 1909, c'est grâce à ce forgeron de l'aviation!!!!!! moteur anzani de 25C/V blériot 11

[@abrahambhima9073]

i'm surely impressed with the their effort and dream. its so complex system that bringing to aircraft. i hope i can participate with your team. keep cool team !!

[@EvenStarLoveAnanda]

Finally Humans are starting to do great things in the civilian arena and not rely on the military and the big corporation to do it. I have a super efficient IC engine concept that needs development money. Anyone interested...?

[@GlukAlex]

#SolarImpulse2 #Dream #flight #production

[@GA-tl4iy]

Wonderful Discovery and Progressive. Good Luck Guys for this so complicated job you did so far. Wish all the BEST. Mats/ Canada

[@4kchina320]

how the pilot pee during the journey？

[@MrAutospec]

Guys , you are GREAT! Best wishes from Russia! What kind of batteries do you use?

[@momasu]

One day all aircraft will be like this. And one day we'll be able to learn about the technology without being subjected to intrusively triumphalist grunge-lite library music.

[@TheHorizonhobby]

A fantastic Idea, I'm very happy about it, because I think that in the life you always have to try ad experiment new things, trying to push the limits! It makes me proud to be part of an AMAZING nation called Switzerland and that represent the success of our best Ideas! Go in with this project, I'm sure it would be fantastic and have a lot of success

[@CamilleRatel]

super le décollage!!!!!! et bravo à tous ( c'est l'équipe qui gagne!!!!!!)

[@Simple_Slmon]

I learnt nothing from this, Hollywood voice over and shite music. As other commentors have said we would like to hear about the construction materials, methods, design, specifications, etc. Nuts and bolts build, stuff being fabricated, reasoning and concessions made.

[@DukeAshvin]

Wonderful i wanna go for a test fly ;)

[@AndiMuhammadArifBijaksana]

Congratulation for ABB n partner engineers .. to build solar airplane.

[@ACheshireCat2001]

Waiting for the finish and the next even greater project... A lighter then air (P-791 or DARPA Walrus form) but totally solar electric powered, with the ability to go around the world with 20 people non-stop a time ot two? What's next?

[@kannanrajendran2263]

The day is not far, wherein we can see Solar Powered Flights of small sizes capable of carrying few people. There won't be any rotating machines required in the flight. The control system will interface with Human Thoughts and the flight would be controlled by human thoughts.

[@henricobecker5138]

Great technology, are You using the engines in the descent also as power generator ? I had suggested this many years ago.

[@UrsulaKunz]

thumbs up for all of you, great project!

[@jpkatz1435]

PLEASE no thumping music, more tech info. The whole jroject is an insprition. Thanks

[@AnandaPradhan16041993]

I am proud of this great innovation..........Cheers

[@kellyjostad7623]

+Ananda Pradhan , I am too! I've been telling everyone I know about this airplane and the awesome team who put it all together. I was disappointed that the public viewing in Phoenix was sold out so quickly that I missed my chance to see it.

[@1islam1]

​@@kellyjostad7623⚠️ God has said in the Quran: 🔵 { O mankind, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, that you may become righteous - ( 2:21 ) 🔴 [He] who made for you the earth a bed [spread out] and the sky a ceiling and sent down from the sky, rain and brought forth thereby fruits as provision for you. So do not attribute to Allah equals while you know [that there is nothing similar to Him]. ( 2:22 ) 🔵 And if you are in doubt about what We have sent down upon Our Servant [Muhammad], then produce a surah the like thereof and call upon your witnesses other than Allah, if you should be truthful. ( 2:23 ) 🔴 But if you do not - and you will never be able to - then fear the Fire, whose fuel is men and stones, prepared for the disbelievers.( 2:24 ) 🔵 And give good tidings to those who believe and do righteous deeds that they will have gardens [in Paradise] beneath which rivers flow. Whenever they are provided with a provision of fruit therefrom, they will say, "This is what we were provided with before." And it is given to them in likeness. And they will have therein purified spouses, and they will abide therein eternally. ( 2:25 ) ⚠️ Quran

[@chrishoesing5455]

10 years later and the laws of thermodynamics are still preventing this from having any real world use.

[@acrobaticcripple8176]

Interesting, but we need an in depth documentary to provide some info. Why did you feel the need for the gruesome NOISE throughout?

[@深井零-p4q]

why not trying flying wing design?it's fuselage doesn't provide any lift force.and flying wing gives it more area to install solar panels.

[@eduardoap8533]

Awesome piece of engineering! Thanks for sharing

[@buensomeritano1755]

Sleeping on a solo flight? what could possibly go wrong?

[@viper8red]

and a guy named picard flies it lol

[@YangBaffle]

This is so mega fantasticaly awesome!!! If that is language. I thought it would be nice to but you guys made it awesomer!! #Si2 ALL THE WAY!

[@charlesjacksonjr4223]

This is great it will take us into a new frontier of flight

[@HemantGoyal101993]

Imagination brought to the reality ..

[@shantaymadison5581]

work goes much faster with Avasva plans.

[@alexshi8583]

There is no limit on both ends of the number line. No limit to human ingenuity, and no limit to human delusion and stupidity

[@JohnyMcNeal]

How is the toilet issue resolved?

[@intiamaru7530]

To fly by night, it must store the electricity in some sort of batteries. Nothing is mentioned about it.

[@mikew9893]

the editing. overkill. its about the story, not 2 second visuals

[@kirillvasilev7842]

Хабр здесь :)

[@ToyotaKTM]

Very little Construction information.

[@pravdarod1]

зачетная авиамоделька =))

[@MrBivis18]

серьезный подход

[@BingoSunNoon]

Good video, well done but obnoxious music.

[@abdullahabdelazeem4005]

بالتوفيق , و من نجاح الي نجاح

[@omega4chimp]

Should solar powered planes.

[@fernandobaru]

la verdad que me parece lo mejor es perseguir en este tipo de proyectos es que enaltece la capacidad del ser humano en desarrollarse tecnicamente y hacia un fin honorable.

[@hectormorales1737]

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[@rampyareyadav6107]

great discovery to our human civilization

[@quanticador1103]

Carleton Bois

[@vgtgffbhd]

Only two words! Swiss precision!

[@samait1]

I see many things that can be made lighter, possibly as much as 350 Lbs. lighter or even more. The fuselage could also be made slightly wider and a little longer and still be lighter, but would allow room for more solar cells. The fuselage can also be much more aerodynamic and be made even lighter in weight. The use of all the brass fittings and connections can be lighter with aluminum or titanium fittings and connectors. Many of the screws and bolts are more than a half inch too long, shorter screws and bolts throughout the plane can significantly reduce the weight. I would have loved to have been involved with this project.

[@samait1]

I am impressed with all that you have done and all that you have achieved. I wanted to point out that you can significantly trim down the weight. You can also add two or as many as eight small 400 to 600 Watt wind turbines that will give you more power, functioning at both day and night when there is no sunlight and will keep your batteries at full charge. You can do a lot with this Solar Impulse 2. I am most pleased to see the work you have done and I look forward to seeing improvements.

[@Str8GasGenetics]

Hilarious you act like you have a better grasp of engineering then them claiming you can lower their weight on the craft while also recommending adding wind turbines lmao. You realize that the drag would counter act any energy produced from the turbine right?

[@александрсоломонов-с9м]

очень круто

[@astartes444]

well done !