Presentation: June 2015

This month's AE presenter: Jeff
Date of presentation: 15-Jun-2015
Subject: Solar Impulse 2
Description: Jeff's presentation for June was about the Solar Impulse 2 - a solar-powered airplane currently making an around-the-world flight (as of this writing, it is in Nagoya, Japan).  The presentation began with a video of the construction of the plane, then touched on the history of solar-powered aviation, the prototype Solar Impulse 1 which flew across the USA in 2013, and finally discussed the Solar Impulse 2 and the current status of its mission.

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Presentation: March 2013

This month's AE presenter: Jeff
Date of presentation: 4-Mar-2013
Subject: The Solar Impulse - Across America
Description: The Solar Impulse is a plane built to fly solely with solar power.  This presentation was somewhat abbreviated, due to my being seriously under the weather (and I do mean seriously - 102 deg. fever).  It consisted mainly of three short videos, one giving some background on the Solar Impulse project, and the other two showing time-lapse footage of the disassembly process required to prepare the plane for transport from its native Switzerland to Moffett Field in California, which will hopefully be its departure point for its 2-3 stop flight across America to Washington DC and New York.  Departure is scheduled for 1-May (time unknown).