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Solar Impulse, the solar powered airplane, will attempt a coast-to-coast crossing of the US
Mountain View, Usa - The aircraft will leave in early May from San Francisco and its final destination in July (four cities)
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Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, the Swiss pilots and founders of Solar Impulse, announced that their solar-powered airplane will attempt a coast-to-coast crossing of the US this spring without using a single drop of fuel. It will be the first time that an airplane, capable of flying 24 hours non-stop day and night powered exclusively by solar energy, will fly across America. Solar Impulse...
fra/pec - 1151042
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency