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A solar-powered Swiss airplane took off from Abu Dhabi early Monday on the first leg of what its creators hope will be the first around-the-world journey without any fuel.
瑞士制造的一架太阳能飞机星期一清晨从阿布扎比起飞。制造者们希望这架飞机能够首次完成无燃料环球飞行。The carbon fiber single-seater Solar Impulse 2 aircraft has a 72-meter wingspan, which is longer than the wingspan of a Boeing 747, and weighs about as much as a car. The 17,000 solar cells built into the wings harness the sun's energy, allowing it to fly through the night.
用碳纤维材料制造的单人座“太阳能动力2号”翼展为72米,超过波音747,重量则仅相当于一辆汽车。安装在机翼上的1万7千个太阳能电池储存能量,以供夜间飞行。The Si2 took 12 years to build and is the brainchild of two Swiss scientists - Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg.
制造“太阳能动力2号”费时12年。设计者是瑞士科学家皮卡德和博奇伯格。
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