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Si2 airplane: record-breaking solar flight reaches Hawaii after 5 nights and days airborne without fuel

Hawaii, Hawaii - Unlimited endurance is now proven thanks to clean technology

The longest and most difficult leg of the Round the World Solar Flight attempted since last March by Swiss explorers Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg ended successfully in Hawaii. At the controls of Solar Impulse 2, pilot André Borschberg landed safely in Hawaii after flying 117 hours and 52 minutes over the Pacific Ocean from Japan powered only by the sun. A historic landing took place i...

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Rome, Italy, 07/06/2015 10:59
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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