Thursday 12 March 2015

World’s first solar-powered aircraft lands in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport saw the first India landing of Solar Impulse, a Swiss long-range solar-powered aircraft, on Tuesday. “We had invitations from the Delhi as well as Mumbai airports for landing there, but we chose to land in Ahmedabad because a lot of technology, research and products comes from this part of the world,” said André Borschberg, founder and CEO, Solar Impulse.
Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard, initiator and chairman, Solar Impulse, are two Swiss pilots who are attempting to fly around the world in the solar-powered plane. The plane that took off from Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, on Monday landed in Ahmedabad late on Tuesday night after a stop over at Muscat, Oman.

Emphasising the importance of clean and green energy, Piccard said, “I want 1.2-billion Indians to support their campaign for use of renewable energy for protecting the global environment. We have a message to give. We have to be our own pioneers. We cannot do more of the same. Moon landing is done. We need better research in renewable energy, better governance on international level, medical breakthroughs.”

The wings of the Solar Impulse 2 are covered by more than 17,000 solar cells that recharge the plane’s batteries. It flies ideally at around 25 knots, or 45 kph (28 mph). It will next fly to Varanasi and is then slated to make 12 stops during its 35,000-kilometer journey, including in China and Myanmar, before it crosses over the Pacific Ocean.

Analysis:

World's first solar-powered aircraft landed in Ahmedabad,Gujarat.The reason for landing in Ahmedabad is that the city supported solar technologies in a great way.It is a great way to promote solar technologies.Government of India should take lesson from this incidence.Just by announcing 1,00,000 MW of solar power will not do the work.They should promote the technology in a better way.The main motto of the journey of solar aircraft is to promote and develop cleaner technologies.
Just think of the technology and man power used to make this aircraft,its amazing.From this I personally want to give thanks to all the staff who worked on this aircraft to make it possible.Respect!!!

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