August 6, 2008 - Eric Raymond flies the Sunseeker in Europe for the first time.
After much anticipation the Sunseeker has taken to the Swiss skies. Wednesday evening, flying for the first time off of a grass runway, the Sunseeker with Eric Raymond in the cockpit motored quietly into the sky. Raymond made a quick 20 km loop and landed safely before the sun set. A small crowd of observers had their doubts layed to rest, for most of them it was a first time seeing an electric airplane - not to mention a solar powered one! The Sunseeker is resting back in its hanger waiting to be flown again soon.
May, 2008 - Sunseeker is Moving to Europe in Preparation for FAI World Air Games 2009
For the FAI World Air Games 2009 to be held in Torino, Italy, the Sunseeker is being shipped to Europe. Eric Raymond will be flying it there in preparation for several publicity flights to be made later this year. At the World Air Games the Sunseeker will be on display in an effort to raise awareness of the potentials that available technologies offer to the advancement of general aviation.
2007, Ongoing - Solar Flight Moves to Europe
President and Founder of Solar Flight, Eric Raymond, is currently working with Bertrand Piccard’s team in the construction of the Solar Impulse HB-SIA. Solar Impulse is designing an airplane to one day carry pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg on a voyage around the world powered entirely by photovoltaic cells on the wings and with enough battery storage to fly continuously through the night.