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It seems the shorter route (great circle) would've been via Kamchatka and Alaska. http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=NKG-SFO http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=NKG-SFO As
by Grue3 11y ago
It seems the shorter route (great circle) would've been via Kamchatka and Alaska.
http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=NKG-SFO http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=NKG-SFO
As you can see, flying via Hawaii is quite a detour.
- rtkwe 11y agoThey're not going for the short route, it's an endurance tour and also a small test run of their circumnavigation effort. The goal isn't just getting from A to B. Also staying near the equator gives them a better solar exposure as the sun will be directly overhead each day.
- Retric 11y agoThe earth tilts so the ideal location is between the Tropic of Cancer durring the Northern solstice, and Tropic of Capricorn durring the December or southern solstice. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropic_of_Cancer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropic_of_Cancer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropic_of_Capricorn http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropic_of_Capricorn
- guilbep 11y agoAlso, Solar power per square meter is not the same..