Solar powered plane flies over Mediterranean for its last rehearsal

Source: Zee News

London: A solar powered plane takes off for its “last rehearsal” before a round-the-world attempt in 2014. The Solar Impulse took off on the world's first cross-Mediterranean flight from an airfield in weste ...
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Solar Plane Ends First Leg of Intercontinental Bid

Source: Humanitarian News

An experimental solar-powered airplane took off from Switzerland on its first transcontinental flight Thursday, aiming to reach North Africa next week. Pilot Andre Borschberg planned to take the jumbo jet-size Solar Impulse ...
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Solar plane bound for Africa in first trans-continental flight

Source: BusinessGreen.com

A solar-powered plane set off from Switzerland yesterday aiming to complete its first trans-continental flight by landing in Morocco next week. After a 17-hour journey the Swiss-built Solar Impulse landed in Madrid at 1am local time and will set o ...
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Solar-powered plane attempts intercontinental flight

Source: Firstpost

Geneva Solar Impulse, the world's biggest solar-powered aircraft, took off from Switzerland Thursday for its first intercontinental flight to Morocco. The aircraft started its voyage at Payerne in western Switzerl ...
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Who needs petrol? Solar plane flies from Switzerland to Spain without using a drop of fuel (although it did take 24 hours...)

Source: Daily Mail - UK

The sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse has landed safely in Madrid this morning - and now the plane waits to make another trip, this time across the Mediterranean. Pilot Andre Borschberg successfully landed in the sunny capital of M ...
Full article at: Daily Mail - UK  More like this  1 day ago, 3:40am CDT

Solar Impulse takes off

Source: GulfToday.ae

PAYERNE: The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse on Thursday took off for Morocco on its first intercontinental flight attempt without using a drop of fuel. Pilot Andre Borschberg successfully launched the plane from an airfield in Payerne in w ...
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Massive Solar Plane Tries For First Transcontinental Flight

Source: NPR

The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse takes off on Thursday in Payerne on its first attempted intercontinental flight from Switzerland to Morocco. The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse takes off on Thursday i ...
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Solar Impulse takes off for Morocco on first sun-powered transcontinental flight

Source: Engadget

The sun-powered Solar Impulse plane is gradually working up to a trip around the globe, with the most recent benchmark being its first international flight in 2011. Now Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg are ta ...
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Solar plane's flight

Source: FOX Sports

Solar Impulse has demonstrated that a solar-powered airplane can fly day and night using no fuel. The next challenge is to fly around the world. May 24, 2012 · Pilot Andre Borschberg planned to take the jumbo jet-size ...
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