Could a solar-powered plane soon circumnavigate the globe?
Engineering giant signs up to Solar Impulse project to complete round-the-world solar powered flight
A pioneering team of Swiss engineers will tomorrow unveil a new solar-powered plane that they hope to fly around the world non-stop for the first time ever. The Solar Impulse team, led by Bertrand Piccard...
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