SOLAR ENERGY AEROPLANE

SOLAR ENERGY AEROPLANE

Technology nowdays has been step forward and the innovation of technology has take over the world markets due to the invest of the resource available

Solar energy aeroplane is the great technology developed with scientist where by the solar power aeroplane cane flight without using fuels instead of using energy generated with the solar panel of the aeroplane

Solar energy aeroplane lead to conserve of an environment where there is no fuel released that pollute atmosphere this is great significance that reach by scientific and help to conserve environment

Solar energy is abundant and infinitely renewable that can be used with the many engine to facilitate their working in such the idea of developed solar energy aircraft comes at the sufficient and requird time

Solar aircraft may have flown so far below your radar that they sound new. A solar airplane could take you for quite an amazing ride.

 Propellers whirring, the plane would travel with yawn-inducing slowness down the runway. As the wind caught the plane, you'd ascend so slowly that you'd hardly be pressed into your seat.

Solar energy have the capacity of flight in the clouds where the consumptions of the light energy will be maintained for a time and due to the large capacity of absorb sunlight with the panel it provide chance to travel a long distance at maximum time well

With records like these on their side, some organizations hope to change attitudes that solar power is weak and inefficient.

The mechanism of  discharge of the engine is designed to handle all the situation face during travel and this operated automatically as the radar and satellite communicate at the moment they are in motion

Probably the easiest way to understand how solar aircraft work is by comparing them to more common airplanes in the sky. We'll look at one commercial jet -- Boeing's 747-400 -- and one military jet -- the F-22A Raptor.

OPERATION

There are solar panels on the wings, on the fuselage and on the tail, and four electric motors that are each connected to a pack of batteries. When the sun is shining, your airplane flies, climbs to 27,000 feet, charges the batteries and runs the engine at the same time.

During the night, you run on the batteries, and the next sunrise, you start to reload the batteries and continue your flight. Theoretically, your plane can fly forever.

If solar power is a highly-promising renewable energy source for Earth-based applications, its use on aircraft has been limited because of the way such power is created and stored.  While solar energy may be able to help a small aircraft fly, it is unlikely to be a practical solution for enabling larger, commercial airliners into the sky.

The technology might take a giant leap forward with future advances; but today, even if an entire aircraft was covered with the most efficient solar panels available, this still would not be enough to propel it.

For the more immediate future, solar power could provide electricity aboard airliners once they reach cruise altitude, or possibly help with ground operations at airports.

The top part of Solar Impulse 2 has 17,248 very efficient solar cells. They are used to power the 4 electric motors that spin the plane's propellers.

There are also 4 lithium-polymer batteries that store power overnight. Getting sunlight during the day shouldn't be a problem since the plane will mostly be above the clouds

The plane has a wingspan that’s bigger than that of a jumbo jet, with 17,000 solar panels built into it, yet the whole thing weighs only about as much as a car.

Performance

Maximum speed: 48 mph; 78 km/h (42 kn)

Service ceiling: 80 ft (24 m)

To manage the difficult task, the pilots have been training with yoga and self-hypnosis.’

The plan is to fly about 21,000 miles over 4-5 months, crossing India, China, the Pacific to the U.S., and then back to Abu Dhabi over the Atlantic.

The aviators will need to fly non-stop for five or six days on oceanic legs, stuffed in a tiny cabin traveling as high as 27,000 feet at 30 to 60 miles per hour.

Solar Impulse 2's wingspan is impressive, it's weight (or lack of it) is just as impressive. Its wings are larger than a jumbo jet, but it only has a weight similar to a minivan (2,300 kilograms). A Boeing 747, by comparison, is closer to 180,000kg when empty

Solar Impulse, and this means that their future flights should be even easier to follow online: "Applications such as Google Earth, Google Glass, Google Hangouts, Google+