Done! Solar Impulse 2 completes First Round-The-World Solar Flight and writes Aviation History!They did it! After over 12 years of research and design, Swiss pioneers Dr. Bertrand Piccard (Initiator, Chairman and Pilot) and André Borschberg (Co-founder and CEO and Pilot) finished the first round-the-world solar flight, powered only by the sun with no fuel or polluting emissions. After 17 months since the first departure in March 2015 in Abu Dhabi (UAE), they landed at its original take-off point at this morning, 26 July at 02:05 CET (00:05 UTC, 04:05 Local Time). Since the beginning of the adventure, FAI has received 19 world record claims from the Solar Impulse Team. FAI Environmental Policy and Code UpdatedThe FAI Environmental Commission has recently reviewed the FAI Environmental Policy and Code and brought both sections of this up to date. 2015 FAI Annual Report releasedThe 2015 FAI Annual Report provides an overview of all our activities with plenty of pictures. More compact than the previous editions, it includes the competitions, records, awards, our sponsor Breitling, our partner Red Bull Air Race, and much more! Winners of the 2016 FAI Young Artists Contest RevealedThe FAI international jury selected the winning paintings of the 2016 FAI Young Artists Contest, a competition which every year honours the best paintings from youngsters in three age categories from 7 to 16 years old. FAI Environmental Commission 2016 Annual Meeting - Main Decisions and DiscussionsThe 2016 Annual Meeting of the FAI Environmental Commission (EnvC) was held on 5 March 2016 in Moscow, Russia. Please find below the main decisions and discussions during the meeting: Air Sports Personalities Distinguished at the 2015 FAI Awards CeremonyThe 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. Enter the 2016 FAI Young Artists Contest and Show the World How Talented You Are!Are you keen on painting or drawing? Have air sports always made you dream? Are you concerned about environmental issues? If so, then pick up your pens, pencils or brushes and enter the 2016 FAI Young Artists Contest. The aim is to create a picture that illustrates this years’ theme “Air Sports in Harmony with Nature”, and to show the world just how talented you are. Solar Impulse to Continue its Round-The-World Mission in April 2016 Due to Damage to the AircraftThe 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. 8 July 2010: Borschberg Breaks the First Solar-Powered Aeroplane Records Onboard Solar ImpulseFive 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! He Made It ! Borschberg Flies Solar Impulse Across the Pacific OceanTo have flown the zero-fuel aircraft, Solar Impulse, for five days and five nights alone across the Pacific Ocean: this is the historic exploit Swiss pilot André Borschberg achieved today at 15:55 UTC (05:55 local time) as he landed in Hawaii, USA, to the cheers of the assembled crowd. FAI Confirms that Borschberg’s Solo Flight Is the Longest Ever Achieved in an AirplaneFAI 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. More Articles...
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