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Solar Impulse airplane ready for the first leg across the USA: San Francisco-Phoenix
Mountain View, Usa - With Bertrand Piccard in the single seater cockpit
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On May 3rd Solar Impulse, the Swiss solar powered airplane, will depart from San Francisco with Bertrand Piccard in the single seater cockpit, to complete the first leg of its coast-to-coast flights across the USA: first stop will be Phoenix (AZ). It is the first time that a solar airplane capable of flying day and night without fuel, will attempt to fly across America. This journey is also the occasion...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency