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    Because the solar panels are needed for day flying and for charging the 400-kilogram lithium batteries that power the plane by night, it relies on sunshine. "We'll certainly avoid stormy situations ... We'll avoid rain as well, because you cannot collect energy in this weather. So the challenge for the team will be to find a path that is favourable. We've been training for five years." Mr. Piccard says the plane should also serve as an inspiration for inventors and manufacturers of everyday machines and appliances. Full Article at Globe and Mail
    We'll certainly avoid stormy situations ... We'll avoid rain as well, because you cannot collect energy in this weather. So the challenge for the team will be to find a path that is favourable. We've been training for five years.
    SOURCE: Globe and Mail 5 months ago
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Solar-powered plane prototype unveiled
  1. Yesterday it was a dream, today it is an airplane, tomorrow it will be an ambassador of renewable energies
    SOURCE: Globe and Mail 5 months ago
  2. If an aircraft is able to fly day and night without fuel, propelled solely by solar energy ... let no one come and claim that it is impossible to do the same thing for motor vehicles, heating and air conditioning systems and computers.
    SOURCE: Globe and Mail 5 months ago
  3. We will start one metre above the ground, then three metres, then five metres ... When that works, we'll be able to take it to altitude.
    SOURCE: Globe and Mail 5 months ago
  4. You can see it's really small ... Thirty-six hours is already a challenge. It tests your patience.
    SOURCE: Globe and Mail 5 months ago
  5. It will be like the Wright brothers
    SOURCE: Globe and Mail 5 months ago

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