It looks like it's a go ....
Flight Washington KIAD - New-York KJFK
Pilot: André Borschberg, Co-Founder and CEO
Take off expected: July 6th 04:45AM EDT (UTC-4)
Landing expected: July 7th 02:00 AM EDT (UTC-4)
Website: http://www.solarimpulse.com/
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It looks like it's a go ....
Flight Washington KIAD - New-York KJFK
Pilot: André Borschberg, Co-Founder and CEO
Take off expected: July 6th 04:45AM EDT (UTC-4)
Landing expected: July 7th 02:00 AM EDT (UTC-4)
Website: http://www.solarimpulse.com/
2am ETA???
Hope it'll be possible to get some daylight shots of it- what altitude is thing thing going to be at?
And nice link to the spotter map here!
Cruising altitude looks have ranged from 10,000 feet to 27,000 feet on the Across America flights. I have reached out to them looking for an expected cruising altitude. They are planning a flyby of "NYC Landmarks" including the Statue of Liberty beginning at Midnight Sunday morning which I am sure will be at a lower altitude. I'll post here if I find out more.
While not the landing itself, sign up to to see Solar Impulse up close and personal at JFK- http://solarimpulseatnyconsunday.eventbrite.com/
That will certainly make for a great photo op...Quote:
Originally Posted by mldoc
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Ok, some further information from their press release:
After departure from IAD, they will head over the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays crossing Atlantic City around 9:15 AM. Planned altitude is 8,000 feet. after passing Atlantic City, they will hold offshore south east of Toms River until approximately 9:00 PM at which point they will begin heading North again. They will enter the Lower Bay at about 11:40 PM at a planned altitude of 1,500 feet, followed by a crossing over the Verrazano Bridge at around Midnight. They will then fly towards the Statue of Liberty and over the Upper Bay until about 1:15 AM before heading off to JFK for the scheduled 2:00 AM landing.
Will it be on ADS-B? lol
On previous flights it has not been trackable through Planefinder or Flightradar24, however they do have their own real-time tracking map on solarimpulse.com.Quote:
Originally Posted by yankees368
I guess it takes off and lands so late to take advantage of when winds are typically the weakest? I wish it would be flying more of a direct route over NJ so I could catch it in the air instead of it being offshore
There are a few considerations that I am aware of in regards to takeoff/landing times. First off, the aircraft needs to be towed on/off the runway, closing it to other traffic for a period of time. Also, due to the low speed limitations of the aircraft, operating in times of cooler, more dense air is a benefit for taking off and landing.
He just passed Atlantic City and they're streaming a live feed from the cockpit- very cool
http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/so...id=msnhp&pos=3
Some drama in the sky with the Solar Impulse caused it to make an earlier landing than scheduled!!