{"id":1449,"date":"2010-07-29T09:12:43","date_gmt":"2010-07-29T16:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/?p=1449"},"modified":"2010-07-29T09:12:46","modified_gmt":"2010-07-29T16:12:46","slug":"yuneec-e430s-to-top-everest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/yuneec-e430s-to-top-everest\/","title":{"rendered":"Yuneec E430’s to Top Everest"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to FlightGlobal.com<\/a>, two Yuneec International E430’s will attempt to fly in formation over Mt. Everest next January or February.\u00a0 This will be the first flight over the 29,029ft (8,848m) peak by\u00a0electric aircraft, and will highlight, “The viability of electric-powered flight and Yuneec\u2019s designs,” according to FlightGlobal, the web-based outlet for Flight International<\/em> magazine.\u00a0 Their report includes this video interview <\/a>with Pierre Hallet, the French distributor for Yuneec, and one of the pilots slated for the expedition.<\/p>\n

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Mt. Everest, because it's there<\/p><\/div>\n

According to Hallet , the only modification to the aircraft will be the addition of a DUC variable-pitch propeller<\/a>, presumably to provide optimized climb in the thin atmosphere.\u00a0 Aircraft will be shipped to Katmandu, where they will be assembled, then flown to a base camp about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the base of the mountain.\u00a0 Once weather conditions are favorable, the two E430’s will climb over the mountain and glide back to base camp.<\/p>\n