Solar Impulse breaks solo record

Re:Solar Impulse breaks solo record by tommoor on Friday July 03, 2015 @03:34PM (#9827537)

I guess you could travel farther, given enough time. Someone should calculate how big the wingspan would need to be to power a commercial airliner, probably the width of Texas? :)

Still, great stuff - this is how all great tech starts

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Re:Solar Impulse breaks solo record by protomyth on Friday July 03, 2015 @03:37PM (#9827547)

Oh, I think it is an amazing achievement, but the weather limitations and speed are problematic for any use as a people carrier. On the other had, there is a large amount of uses cases outside of people transport and many of them are quite exciting.

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Re:Solar Impulse breaks solo record by moron4hire on Saturday July 04, 2015 @11:16AM (#9830383)

Could potentially develop hybrid systems to reduce the fuel needs of people-movers.

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