Talk:Solar-powered airplane makes first international flight

Review of revision 1231541 [Failed]

Revision 1231541 of this article has been reviewed by TUFKAAP (talk · contribs) and found not ready at 20:41, 14 May 2011 (UTC). Copyright: Passed Newsworthiness: Passed Verifiability: Not ready: See below. NPOV: Passed Style: Passed Comments by reviewer: "This allowed the aircraft to maintain a holding pattern over the Brussels airport as other flights landed and conditions were right for the Solar Impulse to land. Because the aircraft weighs only about 3,500 pounds and has a wingspan of 200 feet, it is extremely sensitive to wind and needs calm conditions to land safely." is unsourced... nowhere in either source article does it mention it needed specific conditions to land. Other than that... great article. Fix this and I'll be happy to re-review afterwards! :) Questions about the above? Ask. If possible, please address the above issues then resubmit the article for another review (by replacing {{tasks}} in the article with {{review}}). This talk page will be updated with subsequent reviews.

Revision 1231541 of this article has been reviewed by TUFKAAP (talk · contribs) and found not ready at 20:41, 14 May 2011 (UTC). Copyright: Passed Newsworthiness: Passed Verifiability: Not ready: See below. NPOV: Passed Style: Passed Comments by reviewer: "This allowed the aircraft to maintain a holding pattern over the Brussels airport as other flights landed and conditions were right for the Solar Impulse to land. Because the aircraft weighs only about 3,500 pounds and has a wingspan of 200 feet, it is extremely sensitive to wind and needs calm conditions to land safely." is unsourced... nowhere in either source article does it mention it needed specific conditions to land. Other than that... great article. Fix this and I'll be happy to re-review afterwards! :) Questions about the above? Ask. If possible, please address the above issues then resubmit the article for another review (by replacing {{tasks}} in the article with {{review}}). This talk page will be updated with subsequent reviews.

First?

Both sources say this is a first, but I am not sure why. In 2009, Sunseeker II crossed the Alps from Switzerland to Italy.

• http://www.solar-flight.com/europetour/journal.html#raymondsaccount

"14 April (2009) ... Eric took off from Buttwil, Switzerland at 11:40 ... Just over 5 hours after takeoff, E. Raymond was greeted with warm welcomes and accolades from friends and journalists at Aero Club Torino."

Any explanation? Is it because of Sunseeker II's "fully-charged batteries" perhaps?

In 1980, Solar Challenger crossed from France to England.

• http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-054-DFRC.html

Any explanation?

--InfantGorilla (talk) 21:35, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

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Revision 1231857 of this article has been reviewed by Diego Grez (talk · contribs) and has passed its review at 14:09, 15 May 2011 (UTC). Copyright: Passed Newsworthiness: Passed Verifiability: Passed NPOV: Passed Style: Passed Comments by reviewer: Everything seems okay. Good job. The reviewed revision should automatically have been edited by removing {{Review}} and adding {{Publish}} at the bottom, and the edit sighted; if this did not happen, it may be done manually by a reviewer.