[영어뉴스요약] Solar Powered Swiss Plane Flies Around the Clock
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2015-08-01 오후 9:54:24
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Pre-Listening Vocabulary
solar powered: run by the energy of the sun
floating: not attached to anything; feeling like you are in the water
stored : kept in place for later
solar cell: a device that transforms energy from the sun into electricity
span: to extend from one point to another
Solar Powered Swiss Plane Flies Around the Clock
A solar powered airplane made this July as it flew around Switzerland for 26 hours with a pilot onboard. This was the first time a solar powered airplane had ever flown through the night. After spending 26 hours onboard the plane, the pilot, Andre Borschberg said he felt like he was still floating. After dark the plane ran on battery power that it had stored after flying in for 14 hours. The solar cells are on the plane's wings, which span 63 .
Comprehension Questions:
Where did the first full-day solar flight occur?
Who is Andre Borschberg?
How did the plane manage to keep flying in the dark?
Discussion Question: The main goal of the Swiss team is to learn more about clean energy. How do you envision solar power being used in the future?
A solar powered airplane made history this July as it flew around Switzerland for 26 hours straight with a pilot onboard. This was the first time a solar powered airplane had ever flown through the night. After spending 26 hours onboard the single-seater plane, the pilot, Andre Borschberg said he felt like he was still floating. After dark the plane ran on battery power that it had stored after flying in daylight for 14 hours. The solar cells are located on the plane's wings, which span 63 metres.
Comprehension Answers:
The first full-day solar flight took place in Switzerland.
Andre Borschberg is the pilot who was onboard the flight.
To stay in the air during the night, the plane used the battery energy that had been stored in the solar cells.
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