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Video answers: ‘Solar impulse food & clothing’

Here are the answers to last Friday’s video, enjoy!

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  1. It’s focused on their nutritional needs, it’s lightweight, energy dense and nutritionally balanced.
  2. It’s based on everyday food items, and the pilots can choose the items that they like more.
  3. With the suit, they are able to control how hot or cold they are through using layers and openings in the suit. They use base layers which remove moisture from the body and are quick drying. And when it’s cold they use thick jackets that are similar to mountaineers’ jackets. In extremely cold conditions, the pilots can also use heated gloves and heated footwear.

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Video: ‘Solar impulse food & clothing’

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Not forgetting the Solar Impulse project that’s currently waiting for the weather to improve in the pacific, here’s an interesting video that reports on the diet and clothing of their pilots. How do they fly for 40+ hours and eat at the same time? What clothes do they wear? Check it out below.

Try to answer the following questions about the video and come back on Monday for the answers.

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. How is the diet of the Solar Impulse pilots customised?
  2. What’s their menu based on?
  3. Talk about the pilots’ suits?

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Solar Impulse Airplane – The Pilot’s Food & Clothing – #Discover

Solar Impulse’s pilots have customized diets for the #RTW Solar Flights. This is based on their nutritional needs and tastes. Food is also a form of reward and motivation for the pilots when alone in the sky for several days and nights.

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Video answers: ‘Solar Impulse update’

Here are the answers to last Friday’s video, enjoy!

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. The plane’s batteries were overheated and are now damaged.
  2. It was an error in the evaluation of how to use the batteries in a steep climb, and over-insulation of the battery pack that caused the damage to the batteries.
  3. It means the rest of the flights planned have to be cancelled because they won’t have enough time to repair the batteries before their window for departure closes.
  4. In April 2016.
  5. He hopes that people will continue to support the [‘Future is clean’] initiative which aims to get world leaders to act during the UN’s conference on climate change.

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Video: ‘Solar Impulse update’

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The Solar Impulse plane is a solar-powered plane which aims to fly around the world using only the power it generates from the sun. In our video today we have the latest update from Bertrand Piccard on the Solar Impulse’s progress.

Try to answer the following questions about the video and come back on Monday for the answers.

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. What problem does the plane have?
  2. How did the problem occur?
  3. What does this mean for the rest of the flights planned?
  4. When will these flights continue?
  5. What is Bertrand’s wish for the future?

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Solar Impulse Airplane in Hawaii: Bertrand Piccard Statement

Get more information about the announcement here: http://www.solarimpulse.com/leg-8-from-Nagoya-to-Hawaii #futureisclean #RTW #Si2 Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=SolarImpulseChannel Link to the #Insider Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-tY-9eGABwxWVn4IrGggNoFgcB1htJmW More videos about Solar Impulse 2: GoPro: Solar Impulse 2 Airplane Exclusive Shots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA5cPuhEinU Why Solar Impulse?