Solar Impulse plane completes record-breaking US flight

Jessica Shankleman
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Solar Impulse touches down in New York completing final leg of journey from Washington DC

A pioneering solar-powered plane has completed the final leg of its journey across the United States without using fuel, touching down at New York's JFK Airport this weekend. The Swiss-built Solar Impulse...

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