CURRENT AFFAIRS

2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A solar powered airplane has landed in NYC after flying over the Statue of Liberty during a historic bid to circle the earth. What is it called
A
Solar Impulse
B
Solar Impulse 1
C
Solar Impulse 2
D
Solar Impulse 3
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the wee hours of July 26, 2016, Solar Impulse 2 landed in Abu Dhabi to eager crowds and cameras.

Detailed explanation-2: -Skydweller is flying the flag for zero-emissions aircraft In 2016, a bizarre-looking plane, covered with more than 17, 000 solar panels, showed the world a glimpse of the future of flight. With the wingspan of a Boeing 747, but weighing only as much as an SUV, it circumnavigated the Earth without using a drop of fuel.

Detailed explanation-3: -On the 4th of November 1974, the first flight of a solar-powered aircraft took place on the dry lake at Camp Irwin, California. Sunrise I, designed by R.J. Boucher from Astro Flight Inc. under a contract with ARPA, flew 20 minutes at an altitude of around 100 m during its inaugural flight.

Detailed explanation-4: -Eviation Aircraft’s Alice plane has completed its first test flight and brought passenger planes into the EV age, Jose Rodriguez, Jr. reports for Jalopnik. Eviation’s Alice all-electric aircraft takes off 27 September.

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