Avião Solar Impulse (apoiado pelos relógios Omega) atravessa o Atlântico em viagem histórica e cheia de recordes

Na sua volta ao mundo, o avião movido a energia solar Solar ar Impulse 2 (Si2), dos exploradores suíços Bertrand Piccard (que esteve na cabine nesta etapa) e André Borschberg, acaba de aterrar em Sevilha, depois de um voo de três dias e três noites sobre o Atlântico (71 horas e 8 minutos), sem usar combustíveis fósseis. Foram batidos vários recordes do mundo.

O voo transatlântico de 6.765 km confirma a viabilidade da tecnologia do Si2, que partiu de Nova Iorque a 20 de Junho, fez uma altitude máxima de 8.534 metros, a uma velocidade média de 95,10 km/h.

A primeira travessia do Atlântico por um avião movido apenas a energia solar - um recorde inédito só por si - bateu outros recordes à espera de homologação por parte da FAI: distância e altitude para veículos movidos apenas a electricidade.

O projecto de volta ao mundo num avião a energia solar é apoiado, entre outros, pelos relógios Omega.

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In addition to being an aeronautical first, the Solar Impulse project was conceived as a now widely recognized platform to raise public awareness and encourage political actions in favor of clean technologies. To take the ambition a step further, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg announced, on the third day of the transatlantic flight, the intention of creating the International Committee of Clean Technologies.

The landing in Spain was welcomed by the Eagle Patrol of the Spanish Air Force. The mission will now continue onward to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates where the adventure started in March 2015.

By flying around the world with no fuel, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg are demonstrating that today exploration and pioneering are no longer about conquering new territories, but about exploring new ways to have a better quality of life on Earth.

Solar Impulse’s technologies can already be used on the ground, and have the potential to change individual habits, societies and markets in an unprecedented way.

Flight report: Leg 15 – John F. Kennedy International Airport, (NY) to Seville International Airport Pilot: Bertrand Piccard, Initiator, Chairman, and pilot of Solar Impulse Take-off: 2:30am local time New York, NY on 20 June 2016 (6:30am UTC on 20 June 2016) Landing: 7:38am local time Seville, Spain on 23 June 2016 (5:38am UTC on 23 June 2016) Flight time: 71 hours and 8 minutes Maximum altitude: 28'000 feet (8'534 m) Average speed: 59 mph (95.10 km/h) Flight distance covered: 6'765 km (4'203 miles)