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First Solar Plane To Circle Globe In 2011 To Promote Clean Energy
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| June 20, 2009
| Windsor Genova
Posted on 06/20/2009 4:26:07 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
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Reminds me of the old Polish joke where the Polish astronauts are going to take a rocket ship to the Sun...but they're going to go AT NIGHT so they won't get burned up, LOL!
(Yes, I have some Polish blood in me!)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
They’re all set to go, just as soon as they find a 14 pound pilot.
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posted on
06/20/2009 4:28:16 PM PDT
by
jwparkerjr
(God Bless America!)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
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posted on
06/20/2009 4:29:24 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
How soon will this be part of the Air France fleet?
To: mainerforglobalwarming
Not too soon
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posted on
06/20/2009 4:44:44 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: jwparkerjr
“They’re all set to go, just as soon as they find a 14 pound pilot.”
What? They’ve run out of malnourished, female Chinese gymnists? ;)
(My cat says she volunteers to pilot the craft. She loves adventure!)
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posted on
06/20/2009 4:46:37 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
To: JoeProBono
Seeing the concord go down in flames a couple of years ago was not a pretty sight. I always thought it would be fun to fly on one. Too bad.
To: Diana in Wisconsin
The Solar Impulse will fly for 30 days . . .It better be flown by North Korean pilots because (of weight restrictions) there will be NO FOOD on board.
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posted on
06/20/2009 4:49:24 PM PDT
by
spald
To: jwparkerjr
lol!
Who also never pees...wouldn’t want to blow the CG in flight.
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posted on
06/20/2009 4:51:38 PM PDT
by
CodeToad
(If it weren't for physics and law enforcement I'd be unstoppable!)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
I’m sorry, but it just really bugs me when they call something “the first” when it hasn’t happened yet.
To: JoeProBono
Those aren’t flying any more.
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posted on
06/20/2009 5:03:28 PM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
"at 43 mph a hitchhiking seagull could bring it down"
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posted on
06/20/2009 5:09:45 PM PDT
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Before anybody laughs at this, consider the applications of a UAV which can stay up indefinitely.
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posted on
06/20/2009 5:14:29 PM PDT
by
PapaBear3625
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money -- Thatcher)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Make it a nonstop flight and I’ll be impressed.
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posted on
06/20/2009 5:16:39 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Hey, Joe, were doing alright with this solar plane, huh? Hey, Joe, is that a cloud? Get away from the could Joe, Joe, get away from the cl.....
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posted on
06/20/2009 5:20:16 PM PDT
by
calex59
To: Diana in Wisconsin
I bet that my neighbor’s hamster could probably do a better job than your cat.
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posted on
06/20/2009 5:45:27 PM PDT
by
353FMG
To: calex59
..and at night they will shine flash light at the photocells, oh, and paint it green, oh and pilot will be Algore Bearmanpig
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posted on
06/20/2009 5:53:03 PM PDT
by
Leo Carpathian
(fffffFRrrreeeeepppeeee-ssed!)
To: PapaBear3625
Before anybody laughs at this, consider the applications of a UAV which can stay up indefinitely. Even better ... how about a swarm of cellphone towers and wifi spots that just fly into a disaster area??
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posted on
06/20/2009 6:31:18 PM PDT
by
Centurion2000
(Out of gas become a pill box, Out of ammo become a bunker, Out of hope become a hero.)
To: cripplecreek
They can’t go fast enough to keep up with the sun...
hh
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posted on
06/20/2009 6:47:33 PM PDT
by
hoosier hick
(Note to RINOs: We need a choice, not an echo....Barry Goldwater)
To: CodeToad
Can you imagine the the envelope? A very short, straight line!
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posted on
06/20/2009 9:19:34 PM PDT
by
jwparkerjr
(God Bless America!)
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