Omega & Solar Impulse

Forty years after first landing on the Moon, OMEGA has taken up another formidable challenge also destined to make history. The company is a Main Partner in the Solar Impulse project, which aims to circumnavigate the globe in an airplane powered only by the sun.

In 2009, the HB-SIA, the Solar Impulse prototype with a 60-metre wingspan, was unveiled in Dübendorf, Switzerland. As a Main Partner, OMEGA is providing financial support and significant technological expertise. This venture will contribute substantially to the scientific and ecological development of alternative means of sustainable energy for the future.

To date, no one has ever flown around the world using energy from the sun exclusively. The Solar Impulse plans to fly day and night across the globe in five legs, remaining aloft for up to five days per leg. The pilots will alternate, one resting on the ground while the other takes the next leg in Solar Impulse’s one-man capsule.

Follow the progress of Solar Impulse on the Solar Impulse Website.

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