Inhabitat reports that Sunseeker II, the only manned solar-powered aircraft in the world will be taking off on an epic journey over a large chunk of Europe (Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary and Slovenia) on April 5th. The lightweight plane uses battery power during takeoff, and solar while in the air. It’s an improved, second generation version of the Sunseeker I, which in 1990, crossed the U.S. in 21 flights, with 121 hours in the air.
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What a great way to combine my two passions: solar and flying! I bet it’d cost more than my bodyweight in gold though.
March 25th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
yes, it’ll be very expensive. these prototypes usually are
March 31st, 2009 at 9:01 am