Solar Impulse second aircraft wing assembly flaps and ailerons installation
May 29

Solar Impulse second aircraft wing assembly flaps and ailerons installation

Dübendorf, Switzerland: Solar Impulse team is currently building a second aircraft to fly around the world in stages in 2015. Solar Impulse engineers are assembling the wing, they are mounting the flaps and ailerons on the wing. The final assembly will take place in Payerne (Switzerland) early 2014 and the first test flights of the aircraft will happen over Spring/ Summer 2014 at Payerne airfield. The first round-the- world solar flight is scheduled for 2015.

Lauri Poldre

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Lauri joined GrabCAD at the beginning of 2011. He has over 14 years of experience in sales, marketing and business development in the high-tech industry. Prior to joining GrabCAD, Lauri worked for several companies in the fields of ERP, computer network infrastructure and interactive 3D solutions based on technologies from Microsoft, Cisco Systems and others. Lauri holds an MSc of Computer and Systems Engineering from Tallinn University of Technology. Lauri's passions include clean energy, product design, aerospace and protecting the environment.