Tag Archives: Solar-powered aircraft

Solar Impulse 2 Breaks Non-Stop Solo Flight Record

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Solar Impulse is about to finish its round-the-world record flight. It is a solar-powered and is currently on its most dangerous leg of the journey. Hawaii is its destination. The pilot is a world-...

Solar Impulse 2 Lands in Japan due to Bad Weather

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Solar impulse 2 is the solar powered Swiss plane which has promised to travel the globe without a single drop of fossil fuel. However Solar Impulse 2 was forced to make an unexpected stop in its...

Solar Plane 6 Day Nonstop Flight to Hawaii has Started

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The Solar Impulse 2 solar powered airplane is in the midst of a mission to fly around the world without a drop of fossil fuel. Today it took off on its most daring leg of the journey. The Solar...

Solar Plane 6 Day Nonstop Flight has been Postponed

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The Solar Impulse 2 solar powered airplane is in the midst of a mission to fly around the world without a drop of fossil fuel. Today it was planned that the Solar Plane would start its most demanding...

Solar Airplane entered Chinese Air Space in Around the World Flight

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Can we fly in the future just with solar power? We could be closer than we think. The Solar Impulse 2 solar powered airplane is in the midst of a mission to fly around the world without a drop of...

World’s First Solar-Powered Airplane begins Round-the-World Tour

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Titled Solar Impulse 2, the airplane is the first one that is entirely built around the idea of the solar cell. What this means is that it runs on sunlight and has no need of petrol or diesel. The...