Solar Impulse 2Round-the-world flight with solar airplane successfully completed

On July 26, the Solar Impulse 2 landed in Abu Dhabi - the last stop on a historic round-the-world flight in a solar-powered aircraft that began on March 9, 2015. As one of the technology partners, ABB was involved in the project from the very beginning.

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Cockpit and fuselage of the Solar Impulse 2 made of carbon
© Solar Impulse / Revillard / Rezo.ch

... the carbon fibers used. The picture shows the carbon skeleton of the cockpit and the fuselage. An aircraft built this light has a special vibration behavior that ...

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