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Solar Impulse Plane Flies




The solar airplane, Solar Impulse HB-SIA, made its maiden flight at Dubendorf Airfield on December 3rd. ...
... "As the aircraft gently took up speed, the huge wing of the Solar Impulse gradually rose into the air under intense admiration of the project promoters, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg. After some 350 metres of flight at an altitude of one meter, the prototype graciously landed on the centre of the runway, triggering a frenzied applause from the team. " ...
Via SOLAR IMPULSE: SOLAR AIRPLANE

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Posted by Green Tech on December 4, 2009 03:35 PM | |





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