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Monday July 19, 2010 : 2010 Altran Engineering Academy winners get set to join the Renault F1 Team

The final of the Altran Engineering Academy (AEA) took place at the Renault F1 Team’s UK headquarters in Enstone last week where 10 young engineers competed to win two internships with the Renault F1 Team.

Thursday July 8th: First Solar Impulse night-time flight without fuel!

Altran’s teams are proud to participate in the success of Solar Impulse

Solar Impulse has just passed its first major test with flying colors: a 25-hour day and night flight without any fuel. The sun’s first rays recharged the batteries, allowing the plane to keep on flying for another 24 hours.

Wednesday July 7th: Solar Impulse HB-SIA has taken off for its first night flight !

At 06:51 this morning, the Solar Impulse HB-SIA took off from the Payerne airbase with André Borscherg, CEO and co-founder of the Solar Impulse project, at the controls.
«For 7 years now, the whole team has been passionately working to achieve this first decisive step of the project», said André Borschberg a few minutes before easing himself into the cockpit for a flight expected to last until next morning.

Saturday June 05, 2010 : Solar Impulse: 8th flight before night flight

Saturday morning in Payerne, Switzerland, the prototype HB-SIA made its eighth test flight. Never before has Solar Impulse flown longer or higher: four hours and 50 minutes, 3657 meters.

Thursday April 22, 2010 : Solar Impulse: an enlightening second flight

After making history by taking to the air on April 7, the HB-SIA Solar Impulse prototype took off for the second time this morning on Switzerland’s Payerne airfield for a revelatory flight. This time, it wasn’t just about flying and landing, but about tests and figures.