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Solar Impulse attempts the first solar-powered night flight by airplane

Payerne, Switzerland - The transmitter of the telemetry system has been replaced

The transmitter of the telemetry system found to be not working properly on Thursday morning and putting a stop to the planned flight has now been replaced. The Solar Impulse HB-SIA should now again be ready for a new Night Flight attempt on Wednesday morning, July 7th. On the other hand, the summer weather is quite unstable at the moment, with a high risk of thunderstorms coming from the Jura mountain...

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Rome, Italy, 07/06/2010 07:52
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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