Build it, and it will fly
Monday, 07 December 2015 14:36
He's been beavering away with a colleague for days now, and expects to be ready to fly it after four days' work. An unforgettable start to the FAI World Air Games
Friday, 04 December 2015 07:00
Dropping in on the open-air stage, performers dressed as skydivers and paramotor pilots flew over the crowd suspended on wires, taking the astounded audience on a theatrical flight over glorious Dubai. Lift off for the 2015 World Air Games!
Monday, 30 November 2015 14:56
With 854 competitors from 55 countries competing in more than 20 different disciplines, this year’s WAG is set to be the best yet. "This is the biggest World Air Games ever," said Susanne Schödel, the secretary general of the World Air Sports Federation (FAI). "In the 110-year history of the FAI, it's the first time we have had an event like this." Pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg Receive FAI Record Diplomas at Solar Impulse Film Premiere
Thursday, 26 November 2015 08:20
Air Sports Personalities Distinguished at the 2015 FAI Awards Ceremony
Thursday, 24 September 2015 23:55
The 2015 FAI Awards Ceremony tonight celebrated the achievements of air sports men and women through the prestigious FAI Medals and Diploma, and the FAI-Breitling Awards. The event took place aboard the ship SS Rotterdam, docked in the harbour of her namesake city in The Netherlands, as part of the 109th FAI General Conference, which starts tomorrow. Event Website for the FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015 Now Up and Running
Monday, 27 July 2015 11:51
Solar Impulse to Continue its Round-The-World Mission in April 2016 Due to Damage to the Aircraft
Wednesday, 15 July 2015 13:04
FAI Confirms that Borschberg’s Solo Flight Is the Longest Ever Achieved in an Airplane
Thursday, 02 July 2015 12:29
8 July 2010: Borschberg Breaks the First Solar-Powered Aeroplane Records Onboard Solar Impulse
Wednesday, 08 July 2015 09:05
Solar Impulse Entered into the Second Night of its Flight across the Pacific Ocean
Tuesday, 30 June 2015 17:13
Solar Impulse Team Cancel Take-Off from Nagoya
Tuesday, 23 June 2015 21:15
Sadly, the Solar Impulse team had to cancel the take-off from Nagoya due to worsening weather conditions.This happened at the last minute, when pilot André Borscherg was already in the cockpit, ready to go. Let's hope that a good weather window will soon be found to allow Borschberg to reach Hawaii ! More Articles...
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Luca Magni is on a mission. He's building an aircraft against the clock. Next to the spectators' stand at the FAI World Air Games Palm Dropzone, the Italian from Varese, has been turning the contents of three large packing crates into a fully functioning gyrocopter.
The FAI World Air Games officially kicked off with a bang last night, as the 3,000-strong audience at the Opening Ceremony were wowed with an extravaganza of dancing, zip-line performances and fireworks.
Excitement is mounting in Dubai, where the stars of the air sports world have touched down for the 2015 FAI World Air Games (WAG).
FAI President Dr John Grubbström and Secretary General Susanne Schödel presented Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg with their FAI Record Diplomas yesterday in Paris, on the occasion of the film premiere narrating the first part of the round-the-world flight of the two Swiss pilots aboard Solar Impulse 2 earlier this year.
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The Solar Impulse team has today announced that irreversible damage to the batteries of the experimental aircraft will not allow pilots André Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard to complete the circumnavigation of the globe this year. The next flight is not planned before April 2016.
FAI confirms that at 22:48 UTC Swiss Pilot André Borschberg superseded Steve Fossett’s 2005 duration performance by flying solo for more than 74 h 56 min 05 s above the Pacific Ocean on an airplane.
Five years ago today, Swiss pilot André Borschberg landed the zero-fuel aircraft Solar Impulse HB-SIA after a 26h 10m 19s flight from and to Payerne, Switzerland. A normal duration for a jet, but an absolutely incredible performance for a plane using only the power of the sun!
The solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse, with André Borschberg at the controls, is currently flying through its second night across the Pacific Ocean, using only the energy stocked up during the day by its solar cells. The plane will be slowly losing altitude until dawn, and when the sun will be rising from the sea, the aircraft will again ascend and recharge its batteries until they are full.
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Unique Unmanned Plane Sets Duration World Record
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40 years ago today: Bryan Allen achieves the first human-powered aircraft flight
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On this day: First anniversary of Solar Impulse 2’s historic three-day solar-powered flight across the Atlantic
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On This Day in History: Female-Powered Flight Took Off
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Electric-flight record heralds new era of aviation
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Done! Solar Impulse 2 completes First Round-The-World Solar Flight and writes Aviation History!
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Solar Impulse 2 closes in on Circumnavigation with Cairo Arrival!
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Solar Impulse 2 on penultimate journey to Egypt!
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Bertrand Piccard is on his way back to Europe!
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Real-life ‘Daedalus’ unveils plaque to historic human-powered flight
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