Airplane window to power USB charger?
June 3, 2016
An aircraft interior firm patents a solar charger that would be built into aircraft windows. Click for more…
An aircraft interior firm patents a solar charger that would be built into aircraft windows. Click for more…
Swiss solar plane Solar Impulse 2 completes its delayed trans-Pacific leg to arrive in California on a round-the-world flight without fuel.
Solar Impulse 2, a sun-powered plane that has completed half of its intended round-the-world trip without a drop of fuel, is almost ready to tackle the second half of the trip. The Swiss-built plane which uses solar energy to fill its batteries and power the engine, has been grounded in Hawaii by battery damage suffered during a 5-day flight from Japan to Hawaii. Yes, it doesn’t fly very fast! Project staff say that they’ve raised enough money for the repairs, and can be in the air again by…
An aircraft interior firm patents a solar charger that would be built into aircraft windows. Click for more…
Swiss solar plane Solar Impulse 2 completes its delayed trans-Pacific leg to arrive in California on a round-the-world flight without fuel.
Solar Impulse 2, a sun-powered plane that has completed half of its intended round-the-world trip without a drop of fuel, is almost ready to tackle the second half of the trip. The Swiss-built plane which uses solar energy to fill its batteries and power the engine, has been grounded in Hawaii by battery damage suffered during a 5-day flight from Japan to Hawaii. Yes, it doesn’t fly very fast! Project staff say that they’ve raised enough money for the repairs, and can be in the air again by…