Solar Impulse - Vibration Tests

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Channel: SOLAR IMPULSE · 2009 · Science & Technology

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Quiet, please! For the first time the Solar Impulse team is putting the completely assembled wings of the Solar Impulse HB-SIA prototype through a vibration test. Any sound whatsoever  whether a cracking, creaking or a squeaking noise  could be a sign for the fact that the wing may burst under the vibration and shatter into fine, hard, spiky and very sharp splinters.

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