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JamaliahYusofYacob - Selepas kelewatan 9 bulan yang tidak dijangka, pesawat Pulse 2 Suria akhirnya menyelesaikan siri ke-9 mengelilingi DUNIA.
Pesawat bebas bahan api itu mendarat di Moffett Airfield, California, sejurus sebelum tengah malam waktu tempatan berikutan perjalanan hari dan setengah dua merentasi Lautan Pasifik.
Dipandu seli oleh pengembara Swiss Bertrand Piccard dan André Borschberg, pesawat pepatung berbentuk gergasi telah dalam misi untuk terbang di seluruh DUNIA tanpa setitik minyak sejak 2015.
Lebih daripada 17,000 sel solar mengumpul tenaga dari matahari di siang hari, memberi pesawat cukup tenaga solar untuk kekal berkuasa sepanjang malam.
Solar-powered plane soars over
Golden Gate Bridge in fuel-free Pacific crossing (PHOTOS, VIDEO) . . .
After an unexpected nine-month delay, the Solar Pulse 2 aircraft has finally completed the ninth leg of its world tour.
The fuel-free plane touched down at Moffett Airfield, California, just before midnight local time following a two-and-half day journey across the Pacific Ocean.
Piloted alternately by Swiss adventurers Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, the giant dragonfly-shaped aircraft has been on a mission to fly around the world without a single drop of fuel since 2015.
More than 17,000 solar cells collect energy from the sun during the day, giving the plane enough solar energy to stay powered through the night.
Solar Impulse 2 pelan penerbangan - pencapaian yang luar biasa setakat ini (Solar Impulse 2 flight plan - incredible achievement so far).
Projek solar - dengan lebar sayap yang lebih besar daripada pesawat penumpang - telah terkumpul lebih daripada 20,000 km dalam perjalanan ini. Dengan kelajuan 80km/j, duduk tunggal terbang pada kadar yang berbanding siput dengan pesawat komersial.
Tetapi Solar pasukan Pulse 2 mengatakan perjalanan memberi tumpuan sepenuhnya ke atas teknologi bersih, menunjukkan bahawa kuasa solar boleh "meningkatkan kualiti hidup kita."
The solar-powered project – with a wingspan greater than a passenger jet – has accumulated more than 20,000km on this trip. With a top speed of 80km/h, the single seater flies at a snail’s pace in comparison to commercial airliners.
persinggahan Hawaiian
Setakat ini pesawat telah selesai lawatan ke 10 bandar di seluruh DUNIA, termasuk melencong ke hab perkapalan Jepun Nagoya kerana cuaca buruk.
Pada bulan Julai 2015, pasukan menamatkan penerbangan memecah rekod dari Jepun ke Hawaii. Rekod itu menyaksikan André Borschberg juruterbang solo pesawat selama lebih daripada 117 jam.
"Saya rasa riang dengan perjalanan yang luar biasa ini. Saya telah meningkat ketinggian bersamaan Gunung Everest 5 kali tanpa banyak rehat, "kata Borschberg pada masa itu.
Hawaiian stopover
So far the aircraft has completed trips to 10 cities across the globe, including a detour to the Japanese shipping hub of Nagoya due to bad weather.
In July 2015, the team completed a record-breaking flight from Japan to Hawaii. The record saw André Borschberg pilot the plane solo for more than 117 hours.
“I feel exhilarated by this extraordinary journey. I have climbed the equivalent altitude of Mount Everest five times without much rest,” Borschberg said at the time.
Terbang sejak 31 jam di atas Lautan #Pacific, keajaiban # teknologi bersih sedang berlaku! (Flying since 31 hour above the #Pacific Ocean, the magic of#cleantech is taking place)! http://solarimpulse.com
Penerbangan 8924-km datang pada beberapa kos, namun. Anak-anak kapal kemudian mendapati bahawa bateri pesawat telah menjadi terlampau panas dan perlu diganti.
Pesawat itu akan tinggal dibumikan di Pulau Oahu lebih daripada 9 bulan, sehingga kaki ke-9 perjalanannya bermula Jumaat lepas.
Piccard berpandu pesawat seluruh kawasan San Francisco Bay selama 2 jam sebelum beliau berjaya mendarat, mergaya untuk beberapa gambar yang luar biasa.
Hentian seterusnya untuk pesawat tenaga hijau masih belum ditentukan, walaupun perancangan penerbangannya mencadangkan penerbangan 30 jam ke bandar di suatu tempat di tengah-tengah Amerika Syarikat.
The 8,924-km flight came at some cost, however. The crew later found out that the aircraft’s batteries had overheated and needed to be replaced.
The plane would stay grounded on the island of Oahu for more than nine months, until the ninth leg of its journey began last Friday.
Piccard guided the plane over the San Francisco Bay area for two hours before his triumphant landing, posing for some incredible snapshots.
The next stop for the green energy aircraft has yet to be determined, although its flight plan suggests a 30-hour flight to a city somewhere in the heart of the US.
