Solar Plane Makes First Intercontinental Flight

American Voices • Opinion • ISSUE 48•22 • May 25, 2012

Pilots flew the Solar Impulse, an experimental solar-powered two-person aircraft, on a two-leg journey from Switzerland to Morocco. What do you think?

“That seems pretty risky. What if Ra becomes displeased and blots out the sun?”
Kelly Knight –
Systems Analyst
“Sure, it may be efficient to fly, but it'll take a lot of the available power for the speakers to make a satisfying roaring sound.”
Abigail Humphreys –
Char Puller
“Harnessing energy from the sun is so short-sighted. It’s just going to blow up in a few trillion years anyway.”
James Dale –
Scroll Assembler

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