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"Solar Impulse": the prototype of the solar aircraft tomorrow will be leaving its hangar at Dübendorf
Zurich, Switzerland - It will undergo initial series of tests involving first its four engines
"Weather permitting, tomorrow the HB-SIA prototype of the Solar Impulse (aircraft powered by solar energy) will be leaving its hangar at Dübendorf aerodrome near Zurich. It will undergo initial series of stationary tests involving first its four engines, then the electromagnetic interference. During these tests supervised by astronaut Claude Nicollier, the professional German test pilot, Markus...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency