Throughout its history, Michelin has responded to every new technical challenge, deploying its research and development teams to turn a problem into a tire innovation.

To meet today’s challenge, Michelin is applying its expertise to Solar Impulse, a visionary project led by Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, and is focused on providing effective, concrete solutions to support the flights of their solar-powered aircraft.

Lightweight and robust, Michelin’s tires for Solar Impulse help to reduce the aircraft’s overall weight – an indispensable feature for reliability and energy efficiency.

Solar Impulse, fitted with Michelin tires, will be presented for the first time at the Paris Air Show. Visitors will be able to get a close-up look at this revolutionary aircraft and admire it in flight every morning from June 20 to 26 (weather permitting).

In civil aviation, industry professionals are concerned about reliability, cost-savings and respect for the environment; thus providing aircraft manufacturers and airline operators with three good reasons to choose Michelin tires. These three benefits directly address the challenges facing the air transport industry.