Solar Impulse
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Solar Impulse is a Swiss long-range experimental solar-powered aircraft project, and also the name of the project's two operational aircraft. The privately financed project is led by Swiss engineer an
Solar Impulse 1 landing at Brussels Airport after its first international flight on 13 May 2011
Solar Impulse 1 – fuselage and motors
Solar Impulse 1 during its first "flea hop" test flight in Dübendorf on 3 December 2009
Solar Impulse 1 at Brussels Airport in May 2011
Electric aircraft
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An electric aircraft is an aircraft powered by electricity. Electric aircraft are seen as a way to reduce the environmental effects of aviation, providing near zero emissions and quieter flights. Elec
Solar Impulse
…In 2016, the Swiss Post edited a special stamp to honour the achievement of Solar Impulse 2. Electric aircraft List of circumnavigations…
The Velis Electro became one of the first type certified crewed electric aircraft on 10 June 2020.
The NASA Pathfinder Plus electric-powered unmanned aerial vehicle
The 1918 Petróczy-Kármán-Žurovec PKZ-2 tethered helicopter followed the 1917 PKZ-1
The Militky MB-E1, a converted Brditschka HB-3 motor glider (later HB-23 pictured) was the first full-size electric aircraft