{"id":9585,"date":"2015-01-09T12:27:53","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T19:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/?p=9585"},"modified":"2015-01-09T12:27:53","modified_gmt":"2015-01-09T19:27:53","slug":"big-plane-swallows-bigger-airplane-flies-abu-dhabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/big-plane-swallows-bigger-airplane-flies-abu-dhabi\/","title":{"rendered":"A Big Plane Swallows a Bigger Airplane, Flies it to Abu Dhabi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.solarimpulse.com\/\">Solar Impulse 2<\/a> is a big airplane, with a wingspan greater than that of the Boeing Cargolux carrier that transported it to Abu Dhabi this last weekend.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/solarimpulse\">Seeing the craft slipped into the cargo hold<\/a> of the whale-like Boeing, then disgorged a few hours later, presents an almost mythical vision of leviathans at work and play.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Solar Impulse 2 Airplane Transportation To Abu Dhabi With a B747  #Insider\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dqLlp1p2W6Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, has been named the Host City of Solar Impulse for the first round-the-world solar flight, to be started 50 days from now in March.\u00a0 Following over a score of test flights in Switzerland, HB-SIB was dismantled and packed aboard the 747 that would carry it to the UAE, where it will be prepared for its epic journey.\u00a0 The mission was announced last year in New York at the UAE reception \u201con the sidelines of\u201d that United Nations General Assembly.\u00a0 Attendees included Swiss, UAE and UN dignitaries along with officials \u201cfrom over 50 countries represented by Heads of State, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Heads of Permanent Missions to the United Nations.\u201d\u00a0 Bertrand Piccard and Andr\u00e9 Borschberg, Solar Impulse leaders and the two pilots who will guide the giant airplane on its course, explained the mission and its significance \u2013 as much an inspirational adventure as a technical achievement.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9586\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Solar_Impulse_loading_Payerne_22.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9586\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9586\" alt=\"Dramatic image of a dramatic event - loading Solar Impulse into a Cargolux 747 \" src=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Solar_Impulse_loading_Payerne_22-528x353.jpeg\" width=\"528\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Solar_Impulse_loading_Payerne_22-528x353.jpeg 528w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Solar_Impulse_loading_Payerne_22-300x200.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Solar_Impulse_loading_Payerne_22.jpeg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dramatic image of a dramatic event &#8211; loading Solar Impulse into a Cargolux 747<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Si2 was delivered to Abu Dhabi from the Payerne aerodrome in Switzerland on January 6 and will be showcased during the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldfutureenergysummit.com\/\">World Future Energy Summit<\/a> as part of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, to be hosted by Masdar between 17 and 22 January 2015.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9587\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Solar_Impulse_loading_Payerne_28.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9587\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9587\" alt=\"Andr\u00e9 Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard inspect the cargo hold that will contain their amazing aircraft\" src=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Solar_Impulse_loading_Payerne_28-528x353.jpeg\" width=\"528\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Solar_Impulse_loading_Payerne_28-528x353.jpeg 528w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Solar_Impulse_loading_Payerne_28-300x200.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Solar_Impulse_loading_Payerne_28.jpeg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andr\u00e9 Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard inspect the cargo hold that will contain their amazing aircraft<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.masdar.ae\/\">Masdar, Abu Dhabi\u2019s renewable energy company<\/a>, is partner and host to the SI2 team until the airplane\u2019s departure on its globe-girdling circuit, with a return to Abu Dhabi following 25 flying days over a period of four to five months.<\/p>\n<p>Solar Impulse reports: \u201cMasdar has been tasked by the government with investing in and advancing the renewable energy and clean technology industry both domestically and internationally. \u00a0H. E. Dr. Sultan Ahmad Al Jaber, UAE minister of state and chairman of Masdar said: \u2018Abu Dhabi, Masdar and Solar Impulse have in common a pioneering spirit, a long-term vision and a desire to explore new horizons. We share a commitment to foster the development of technological advances in alternative energy sources in order to contribute to a cleaner, more sustainable future.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9588\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Solar_Impulse_unload_Abu_dhabi_04.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9588\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9588\" alt=\"Modern technology meets middle-ages splendor.   747 lands at Abu Dhabi with solar-powered airplane aboard\" src=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Solar_Impulse_unload_Abu_dhabi_04-528x353.jpeg\" width=\"528\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Solar_Impulse_unload_Abu_dhabi_04-528x353.jpeg 528w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Solar_Impulse_unload_Abu_dhabi_04-300x200.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Solar_Impulse_unload_Abu_dhabi_04.jpeg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Modern technology meets middle-ages splendor. 747 lands at Abu Dhabi with solar-powered airplane aboard<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Andr\u00e9 Borschberg notes, \u201c<i>We have chosen this location as being the best and most suitable departure point for the round-the-world tour, due to its climate, infrastructure and commitment to clean technologies.<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Circling as close to the equator as practicable, the flight will make stopovers in Asia, the United States and in Southern Europe or North Africa before returning to Abu Dhabi in July 2015. Some over-ocean portions will see Solar Impulse over water for five or six days, a task made possible by the airplane\u2019s ability to fly on solar power all day, soak up rays as electricity for its batteries, then cruising at ultralight speeds all night to conserve that stored energy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9590\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Solar_Impulse_unload_Abu_dhabi_08.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9590\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9590\" alt=\"Unloading SI2 in Abu Dhabi\" src=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Solar_Impulse_unload_Abu_dhabi_08-528x353.jpeg\" width=\"528\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Solar_Impulse_unload_Abu_dhabi_08-528x353.jpeg 528w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Solar_Impulse_unload_Abu_dhabi_08-300x200.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Solar_Impulse_unload_Abu_dhabi_08.jpeg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9590\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Unloading SI2 in Abu Dhabi<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Solar Impulse provides the following specifications for SI2.\u00a0 \u201cThis revolutionary single-seater aircraft made of carbon fiber has a 72 meter (236 feet) wingspan (larger than that of the Boeing 747-8I) for a weight of just 2,300 kilograms (5,060 pounds), equivalent to that of a car. The 17,000 solar cells built into the wing supply four electric motors (17.5 cv [short for cheveaux, or horsepower] each) with renewable energy. During the day, the solar cells recharge lithium batteries weighing 633 kg (2077 lbs.) which allow the aircraft to fly at night and therefore to have virtually unlimited autonomy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"facebook_like\"><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fcafe.foundation%2Fblog%2Fbig-plane-swallows-bigger-airplane-flies-abu-dhabi%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=500&amp;action=like&amp;font=segoe+ui&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:500px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solar Impulse 2 is a big airplane, with a wingspan greater than that of the Boeing Cargolux carrier that transported it to Abu Dhabi this last weekend.\u00a0 Seeing the craft slipped into the cargo hold of the whale-like Boeing, then disgorged a few hours later, presents an almost mythical vision of leviathans at work and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,14],"tags":[5594,5596,98,137,5815,5816,5812,5595,5814,68,5813,5593],"class_list":["post-9585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-electric_powerplants","category-sustainable_ga","tag-abu-dhabi","tag-abu-dhabi-sustainability-week","tag-andre-borschberg","tag-bertrand-piccard","tag-boeing-747-8i","tag-cargolux","tag-h-e-dr-sultan-ahmad-al-jaber","tag-masdar","tag-payerne-aerodrome","tag-solar-impulse","tag-uae-minister-of-state-and-chairman-of-masdar","tag-world-future-energy-summit"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A Big Plane Swallows a Bigger Airplane, Flies it to Abu Dhabi - CAFE Foundation Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/big-plane-swallows-bigger-airplane-flies-abu-dhabi\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Big Plane Swallows a Bigger Airplane, Flies it to Abu Dhabi - CAFE Foundation Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Solar Impulse 2 is a big airplane, with a wingspan greater than that of the Boeing Cargolux carrier that transported it to Abu Dhabi this last weekend.\u00a0 Seeing the craft slipped into the cargo hold of the whale-like Boeing, then disgorged a few hours later, presents an almost mythical vision of leviathans at work and [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/big-plane-swallows-bigger-airplane-flies-abu-dhabi\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CAFE Foundation Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-01-09T19:27:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Solar_Impulse_loading_Payerne_22-528x353.jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dean Sigler\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dean Sigler\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafe.foundation\\\/blog\\\/big-plane-swallows-bigger-airplane-flies-abu-dhabi\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafe.foundation\\\/blog\\\/big-plane-swallows-bigger-airplane-flies-abu-dhabi\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Dean Sigler\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/cafe.foundation\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e9c06a89f78d39fc03473ec90f4902a7\"},\"headline\":\"A Big Plane Swallows a Bigger Airplane, Flies it to Abu Dhabi\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-01-09T19:27:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafe.foundation\\\/blog\\\/big-plane-swallows-bigger-airplane-flies-abu-dhabi\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":679,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cafe.foundation\\\/blog\\\/big-plane-swallows-bigger-airplane-flies-abu-dhabi\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/cafe.foundation\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/01\\\/Solar_Impulse_loading_Payerne_22-528x353.jpeg\",\"keywords\":[\"Abu Dhabi\",\"Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week\",\"Andre' Borschberg\",\"Bertrand Piccard\",\"Boeing 747-8I\",\"Cargolux\",\"H. 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