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Solar Plane Passes Big Test, Flies 24 Hours Straight

ZURICH, Switzerland (July 8) -- A solar-powered plane successfully completed a crucial round-the-clock test flight today in the skies over Switzerland, with its inventors hailing it as a milestone for aviation using only the clean and renewable energy of the sun. The carbon fiber Solar Impulse prototype, with the...

Solar Plane Attempts Crucial Night Flight

ZURICH, Switzerland (July 7) -- A solar-powered plane is attempting a key flight test in the skies of Switzerland, with its inventors saying it could set a milestone for flying around the world using only the clean and renewable energy of the sun. The carbon fiber Solar Impulse prototype, with the 262-foot wingspan of an...

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04/25/12 Solar-powered plane to make first cross-continent... Source: DNA (Daily News & Analysis) The world's largest solar-powered plane, Swiss-made Solar Impulse, will take its first-ever cross-continent flight in May or June. The plane, co-piloted by Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg, will attempt for the first time to fly more than 2,500 km, taking off in Payerne in western Switzerland, crossing the Pyrenees and the Mediterranean without using fuel, and landing in Morocco.
03/30/12 Solar Airplane (Solar Impulse) to Fly for 48 Hours... Source: Clean Technica We've been covering the famous, world-record-holding solar-powered airplane known as the Solar Impulse for years â from its birth, to its first flight (video at bottom of post), to its first 24-hour flight , to its first international flight , to its plans for an around-the-world journey in 2014.

Background on Andre Borschberg

André Borschberg is a Swiss businessman and pilot. He is a co-founder of the Solar Impulse project and on July 7, 2010, completed the first 24-hour solar powered flight.

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