Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, April 22, 2016, 1:55 PM
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Solar-powered plane stopping in MV on around-the-world flight
Original post made on Apr 22, 2016
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, April 22, 2016, 1:55 PM
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Posted by a teacher
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Apr 22, 2016 at 2:44 pm
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Apr 22, 2016 at 2:44 pm
Does anyone know if kids willing to venture out at night can watch this historic landing?
Posted by Doug Pearson
a resident of Blossom Valley
on Apr 22, 2016 at 2:45 pm
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a resident of Blossom Valley
on Apr 22, 2016 at 2:45 pm
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I wish them all a safe flight. The Solar Impulse is a fragile craft, but can fly for a long time, as you pointed out. Good weather is crucial and other problems can (did) happen, but both pilots and their crew have kept on keeping on.
Thanks for the solar impulse.com link.
Go, team!
Posted by Mark Noack
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Apr 22, 2016 at 2:56 pm
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a resident of Old Mountain View
on Apr 22, 2016 at 2:56 pm
Mark Noack is a registered user.
@teacher,
I reached out to the organizers to ask if/how members of the public can attend. Can you send me an email, so I know whom to contact if I receive a response?
Thanks,
Mark Noack
mnoack@mv-voice.com
Posted by Marcel
a resident of another community
on Apr 22, 2016 at 3:09 pm
a resident of another community
on Apr 22, 2016 at 3:09 pm
Please update with any info about viewing ability for the public! I sent you a PM as well.
Posted by P
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Apr 22, 2016 at 5:38 pm
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Apr 22, 2016 at 5:38 pm
Technically, this is Solar Impulse 2 and is not the first airplane to be able to capture energy during the day to fly all night. That was Solar Impulse 1 which was the airplane that visited Mountain View and flew across the US three years ago.
Posted by flying member
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Apr 22, 2016 at 7:43 pm
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Apr 22, 2016 at 7:43 pm
Flightradar24.com is tracking Solar Impulse II, registration number HB-SIB. Destination is Moffett Federal Airfield, airport identifier NUQ (KNUQ).
Posted by Debbie
a resident of another community
on Apr 23, 2016 at 12:09 pm
a resident of another community
on Apr 23, 2016 at 12:09 pm
Where will be the best place for the public to view the landing ?
Posted by Chris Hildebrand
a resident of Waverly Park
on Apr 23, 2016 at 3:38 pm
a resident of Waverly Park
on Apr 23, 2016 at 3:38 pm
Web Link you can follow its path live
Posted by Chris Hildebrand
a resident of Waverly Park
on Apr 23, 2016 at 9:40 pm
a resident of Waverly Park
on Apr 23, 2016 at 9:40 pm
He is landing at 11:30 pm tonight. Hard to watch him fly over Mountain View.
Posted by Alan L.
a resident of Cuernavaca
on Apr 23, 2016 at 11:49 pm
a resident of Cuernavaca
on Apr 23, 2016 at 11:49 pm
His flight was strange---coming in, he would go toward S.F., then turn around for 15 miles or so, then go back toward the City, then back west again, then back---then finally he spent a lot of time going back and forth over the G.G. bridge. Strange---maybe winds were blowing him back?
Posted by OR
a resident of Castro City
on Apr 24, 2016 at 12:03 am
a resident of Castro City
on Apr 24, 2016 at 12:03 am
Thanks for the link Chris! I just saw it fly over my house. Super. :-)
Posted by musical
a resident of another community
on Apr 24, 2016 at 5:51 pm
a resident of another community
on Apr 24, 2016 at 5:51 pm
@Alan: hanging out over the Golden Gate for photo opportunities, sight seeing, and probably just plane fun. Don't know about the hour and a half of loitering in the dark off Pescadero. Either waiting for completion of Moffett preparations or waiting for best landing conditions (cooler air, calmer wind, less traffic). Could not find any notes about it. Hope we get a heads-up on the departure schedule.
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