Solar Impulse PHX to DFW world record for Solar Aircraft non-stop Mission Control at Half way Point. 5am to 1 am
A blessed take off Pilot: André Borschberg
From: Phoenix KPHX
Take off time: 04:47 AM MST
Date: 05.22.2013
To: Dallas KDFW
Landing time expected: around 01:00AM CDT
Date: 05.23.2013
Solar Impulse has gracefully lifted off of Arizona’s soil at 04:47AM MST (UTC-7) on its way to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. Landing is expected to occur tomorrow, Thursday May 23nd around 01:00 AM CDT (UTC-5).
Piloted by André, the solar airplane will be attempting to break the world distance record in the solar airplane category, a record previously achieved by the same couple – Solar Impulse and André – when connecting Payerne (Switzerland) to Madrid (Spain) in 2012. The total estimated distance is 868 miles (1396.8 km). The third leg of the Across America mission, Dallas (TX) to St. Louis (MI), will be piloted by Bertrand.
What made today’s departure so unique was the presence of a Native American Medicine Man, Delmar Boni, of the San Carlos Apache Tribe. Dressed in traditional clothing with a beautiful crown of feathers partially covering his face, Delmar circled around the pilots, thumb painted yellow, while chanting a pleasant tune.
He blessed today’s pilot, André, and the wings that will carry him on his journey to Texas. He also blessed his partner and project co-founder, Bertrand. There was something very soothing and mystical about this ritual. The tone of Delmar’s voice and the comforting flow of words he murmured, although incomprehensible to our ears, couldn’t be mistaken for anything other than a powerful blessing.
Today’s flight will be challenging because of the length – the longest distance ever flown by this aircraft – but it’s off to a good start:
Categories: Air, Car, Boats, Trains, Articles, Cognitive Science/Neuroscience, Computer, Education, Solar, Survival/Defense, Tech, Travel Tags: mission control of solar impulse, mission manger at solar impulse, solar aircraft worlds record, solar impulse
Smart Toilet used by Solar Impulse – Apibestinclass Toilet- Space- Pure Speculation
When the Solar Impulse team need a low cost and light weight toilet this is what they came up with.
Categories: Air, Car, Boats, Trains, Api Best In Class, API Winner, Articles, Care in Home, Cognitive Science/Neuroscience, Education, Human Enhancement, Medical, News, Space, Tech Tags: apibestinclass toliet, light weight toilet, smart toilet, super toilet, toilet available today, toilet cost $1.00, Toilet double use, toilet for space
What is it like being in cockpit of solar impulse for 60 hours?
After 60 Hours in Cockpit, Pilot of Solar Impulse Feels ‘Better Than Expected’
Photo: Solar Impulse/Jean Revillard
Andre Borschberg sounds remarkably bright and alert after spending more than 60 hours straight at the controls of the Solar Impulse flight simulator. Granted, he’s been able to get some sleep, sometimes napping for a whole 20 minutes at a time.
Borschberg is approaching the end of a 72-hour stint in the sim, running through a series of tests and challenges to prepare for what lies ahead when he attempts to fly around the world in a solar airplane in 2014. It’s been grueling, but not so bad.
“I feel quite well, better than what I expected,” Borschberg said from the cockpit mockup in Switzerland.
The point of the prolonged testing is to determine how best to manage the pilot’s needs while circumnavigating the globe in a solar plane. It also will allow the team to evaluate and refine the cockpit design. Some of the tests are simple reaction-time experiments; others are emergency drills designed to prepare Borschberg for things like losing power during a landing. Borschberg says his piloting skills haven’t degraded too badly with the loss of sleep.
“The quality stays very good,” he says, “but certainly it’s a bit lower than somebody who has slept eight hours.”
Andre Borschberg sleeping in the Solar Impulse simulator. Apparently there was no king-size option. Photo: Solar Impulse/Jean Revillard
A larger cockpit has been a big help. Compared to the first Solar Impulse that first flew in 2009, the second aircraft offers a bit more room.
“This cockpit is slightly larger than the first one,” Borschberg says. “We can do some [exercise] gymnastics, it helps to stimulate the muscles and the blood circulation. And I do some meditation to smooth how I use my energy.”
Borschberg has been allowed to take several “micro-naps” of about 20 minutes. It’s all part of the test. When the alarm goes off, there’s no hitting the snooze button. The former Swiss Air Force pilot must immediately take control of the airplane and establish straight and level flight.
“We measure the reaction time, as soon as I’m awake I go and take control of the airplane,” he says. “I have to grab it and provide an action. First control [the airplane], then figure out anything else. Reaction time from alarm to when I grab the controls is 2 to 4 seconds. It is very quick.”
The biggest challenges of sleep deprivation have been critical decision making and of course landing the airplane. Borschberg says he finds he needs more decision making help from the crew as the simulation progresses. This was expected though, and he says it is not a problem.
The next-generation Solar Impulse, known as HB-SIB, will have a wingspan of more than 236 feet. It will not have a true autopilot. The airplane lacks sufficient power to maintain any type of predetermined flight altitude in the event of a strong downdraft, according to Borschberg, and it is so delicate that an autopilot could cause problems in unusual circumstances. Instead, Borschberg says, the airplane will have an electronic co-pilot of sorts capable of maintaining a directional heading and alerting the pilot to any problems with the performance of the airplane.
Borschberg and Solar Impulse co-founder Bertrand Piccard hope to attempt their around-the-world solar powered flight in 2014.
Categories: Air, Car, Boats, Trains, API Winner, Articles, Biomed/Longevity, Black Op Operation, Cognitive Science/Neuroscience, Future Visions, In The News, Medical, Space, Survival/Defense, Tech, Video Tags: 60 hrs in cock pit, no room in cockpit, small cockpit
CampCraigAllen Help the Disabled- Give Hope Make Dreams Possible Help If you can…See the Camp and What it can do
http://www.campcraigallen.org Our Mission 
Camp Craig Allen is dedicated to the “Overlooked” physically disabled children and physically disabled adults of North Texas. We will encourage self-awareness, positive influence, and independence in therapeutic and educational programs in an accessible environment that promotes abilities and talents of those with the most physical challenges.
Our Goals :
Once our facility is built…
All activities, programs, and the environment will encourage personal growth, ability awareness and Read more…
Categories: Articles, Ask Ray, Cognitive Science/Neuroscience, Education, Human Enhancement, News, Video Tags: 2012 Dawn Cruzan, call and give help, CampCraigAllen Help the Disabled, Current Board Members, debilitating disease and it becoming more progressive, Director, Director Bryan McLarty, Director Glendon Bentley, Director Pam Fontaine, Director Stephanie Kilgore, Director Tim Pregler, Disabled, Disabled Adults, Disabled Children, do what you can, Executive Director & Secretary Jason Roberts, Give, Give Hope Make Dreams Possible, give of you time, give of your talents, Help If you can., help make dreams possible, President & Founder dawn@campcraigallen.org Cindy Knowles, put one in within your town, Treasurer Amanda (former-Baze) Hall
Categories: Articles, Cognitive Science/Neuroscience, Education, Electronics, Ndw Medical, News Tags: Health and Tech, M Health, Why attend?
Let the AIs, not us, formulate a billion-year plan!
In What our civilization needs is a billion-year plan, posted on KurzweilAI September 23, 2012, Lt Col Peter Garretson calls for a long-term plan to assure humanity’s survival, “moving everyone and everything we value off Earth.” He cites the coming big extinction events for planet Earth, including asteroid collisions, the Sun engulfing the Earth during its transformation [...]
Categories: Cognitive Science/Neuroscience, Singularity/Futures, Space Tags: blog
Chemical brain preservation: how to live ‘forever’ — a personal view
Here’s my 45 minute talk on Chemical Brain Preservation at World Future Society 2012. Given the progress we’ve seen in the relevant science and technologies it’s a topic I’m presently very optimistic about. I had a great audience with lots of questions at the end, but in the interest of brevity I’m just uploading the [...]
Categories: Biomed/Longevity, Biotech, Cognitive Science/Neuroscience, Human Enhancement, Singularity/Futures Tags: blog
Chemical brain preservation: how to live ‘forever’ — a personal view
Here’s my 45 minute talk on Chemical Brain Preservation at World Future Society 2012. Given the progress we’ve seen in the relevant science and technologies it’s a topic I’m presently very optimistic about. I had a great audience with lots of questions at the end, but in the interest of brevity I’m just uploading the [...]
Categories: Biomed/Longevity, Biotech, Cognitive Science/Neuroscience, Human Enhancement, Singularity/Futures Tags: blog
Why the sponge’s protosynapses never evolved into the real thing
It was a mystery: sponges had evolved a protosynapse — the beginning of a nervous system — but never actually developed a real synapse. It was the evolutionary period of time when virtually the rest of the entire animal kingdom branched off from a common ancestor it shared with sponges, the oldest known animal group [...]
Categories: Biotech, Cognitive Science/Neuroscience Tags: blog
Are you a Facebook addict?
Are you a Facebook addict? Take the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale test, developed in Norway, and find out. Do you (1) Very rarely, (2) Rarely, (3) Sometimes, (4) Often, or (5) Very often: Spend a lot of time thinking about Facebook or plan use of Facebook. Feel an urge to use Facebook more and more. Use [...]
Categories: Cognitive Science/Neuroscience, Social Networking/Web/Education Tags: blog
