Solar-Powered Aircraft😱 | Solar Impulse2 ✈️ #shorts #aviation #history

Meet the Solar Impulse 2, a solar-powered planel that made history in 2016. Imagine a plane that completed a global odyssey without using any traditional fuel. This single-seated wonder relies exclusively on solar panels to capture the sun's energy and convert it into propulsion, proving that the sky's the limit when it comes to sustainable aviation.

[comancheviperrrr]

Absolutely, no way that will be available or even ready for use for commercial planes for many many years

[shawnsteenwyk]

This was awesone i wonder how efficent it was and if it couldbe commercialised

[eannacoleman]

AND WHY AM I JUST HEARING ABOUT THIS NOW???

[huyphanquang]

It's structure much like glider, so it requires less thrust but slow. Very fit for science researching

[thebentley]

They could make smaller planes like this with small diesel engines or use apu's from small lear jets to create & store electricity for the new powerful superlight e-motors, like the dark star motor that makes 800 h.p & 900 ftlbs of torque whiles using only 600 watts & they only weigh 40 kilograms roughly 90 lbs. Now imagine a big battery bank of lithiumion batteries, & the diesel engine generator that charged them could be the nismo nissan 3 cylinder 1.5 liter engine that weighs 88 pounds with the turbocharger & intercooler that puts out 400 h.p. along with as many solar panels that will fit on the top of the wings & fuselage. Then imagine putting pontoons on it or setting up an old seaplane with this. So that it could land on a lake suck up some freshwater & convert it to hydrogen with the generator through a tank made that uses electrolysis to break down water into hydrogen that can be stored in scuba tanks, to be burned with the diesel or by itself. A plane like this would be an off grid sailboat/RV in the sky to travel the world much faster & you could see all the areas of the world.