Solar Impulse Across America 2013 patch.
June 4, 2013
Mission 2013 Dallas Fort Worth to Lambert - St. Louis -Take Off
Solar Impulse landed at Lambert-St. Louis International on Thursday June 4th at 1:28 AM CDT (UTC-5). The completion of the third leg of the 2013 Across America mission also inaugurates the use of the inflatable mobile hangar, deployed for the first time during a mission.
Mission 2013 Phoenix to Dallas Fort Worth - Landing
FLIGHT
- Flight: Dallas KDFW - St. Louis KSTL
- Pilot: Bertrand Piccard, Initiator and Chairman
- Take off time: June 3nd 04:06AM CDT (UTC-5)
- Landing time: June 4th 01:28AM CDT (UTC-5)
- Flight duration: 21h21min
- Average ground speed: 49 km/h (26.3 kt)
- Highest altitude reached: 7 315 m(24 000 ft)
- Flight Distance: 1040 km (~562 NM)
Image above: Bertrand landed at Lambert-St. Louis International airport at 01:28 AM CDT (UTC-5), Tuesday June 4th, completing his longest ever flight (21 hours 21 minutes).
This was Bertrand Piccard’s longest flight, lasting 21h 21min. André Borschberg will complete the mission by connecting Washington D.C. to New York City. It was the first time the solar aircraft flew below cirrus clouds, constituted of ice crystals. To everybody’s surprise, the batteries continued to charge at 30%-50% despite the cloud formations.
Solar Impulse Mission 2013 Phoenix to Dallas Fort Worth
MOBILE HANGAR
St. Louis was struck a devastating storm on Friday May 31st, including flash floods and tornadoes that caused large-scale power outages and serious infrastructure damage. The ferocity of the storms seriously affected Lambert-St. Louis and the hangar that was supposed to house the solar airplane. Solar Impulse therefore decided to deploy its own inflatable hangar for the first time during a mission. It’s a revolutionary ultra-light, very versatile structure especially intended for the flight around the world, scheduled for 2015.
OPEN DAY - PUBLIC VISIT
Two open house days will be organized so hurry up and sign up here for Thursday June 6th between 9 AM and 12 PM or Friday June 7th between 9 AM and 1 PM. Places are limited and handed out on a first comes, first serves basis. Everybody must have a valid ticket, including children, so don’t forget to sign up all your family members and bring the ticket with you to Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. To get directions to the airport, click here: http://www.solarimpulse.com/images/SOLAR_IMPULSE_Public_Visit_in_st_louis-Directions_Map.jpg
CLEAN GENERATION
Launched with the Across America mission, Clean Generation is a global initiative to gather support for the adoption of clean technologies. Solar Impulse is the Ambassador of technological innovation and the project’s co-founders, Bertrand and André, are seeking to raise awareness worldwide in support of a more sustainable future.
By becoming a project supporter you will not only receive priority news in your inbox but your name will also join that of thousands of others who have become virtual passengers in the cockpit of the solar airplane in name of the Clean Generation movement. Today to become a Friend of the project!
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