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Solar Impulse into the history: successfully first night flight by a solar energy plane

Payerne, Switzerland - Flight duration: 26 hours and 9 minutes

The Solar Impulse HB-SIA, with André Borschberg at its controls, successfully landed this morning at 09:00, to the cheers of a crowd of supporters who came to celebrate this great milestone. For more than 26 hours, André Borschberg expertly piloted the aircraft with its 64 meter wingspan. The plane was up in the air yesterday for the whole day, then through the entire night, flying solely on solar e...

fra/pec - 1118948
Roma, Italia, 07/08/2010 14:05
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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