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Solar Impulse Is Going To Circle The Earth Nonstop—Eventually

Like a gigantic, solar-powered Pterodactyl, the Solar Impulse aircraft hopes to revolutionise air travel by circumnavigating the globe without landing. But first, it has to get from Switzerland to Morocco in 48 hours without refueling.

9 July 2010

Cars

Solar-Powered Plane Flies Through The Night For The First Time

Every few months, the Solar Impulse aircraft embarks upon another test flight, working gradually toward the goal of circumnavigating the globe. Yesterday, it flew for 26 hours, powered through the night by sun it collected during the day.

8 April 2010

Cars

Around The World, Under The Sun

The Solar Impulse, a solar-powered glider with a wingspan larger than that of a Boeing 787, completed its first true flight today, a major milestone in its aim to circumnavigate the globe in 2012.

4 December 2009

Cars

Solar Impulse Plane Flies For First Time In Switzerland

The Solar Impulse lightcraft was flown for the first time in Switzerland yesterday, and leading the solar-powered project was Captain Bertrand Piccard, part of the first team to fly the world in a balloon in 1999.

9 July 2009

Cars

100% Solar-Powered Aeroplane Ready To Go Around The World

Solar Impulse—the 100% solar-powered aeroplane that will go around the world—is complete and ready to circumnavigate the globe. And for the first time ever, its pilot—actually, the real Piccard—will use a symbiotic suit.

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