First Solar-powered Plane

The first solar-powered plane to circle the world took off from Cairo on Sunday for Abu Dhabi, in the final leg of its journey.

The Aquila program is a key part of Mark Zuckerberg's stated goal of helping connect everyone in the world.

The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Spain today morning after completing a 70-hour flight from New York in the first solo transatlantic crossing in a solar-powered airplane.

The Solar Impulse 2's voyage marks the first solo transatlantic crossing in a solar-powered airplane.

Solar Impulse 2 has broken a distance record for solar-powered planes as part of its bid to be the first to circumnavigate the globe powered solely by the sun.

Solar Impulse 2 landed in India late on Tuesday, completing the first major sea leg of its epic bid to become the first solar-powered plane to fly around the world.

Solar Impulse 2 took off today from Oman, launching the second leg of its epic bid to become the first solar-powered plane to fly around the world, in a test of its pilots' endurance.

The power of yoga and self-hypnosis are being harnessed to prop up the endurance of the pilots of the solar plane which set off Monday on a first round-the-world tour.

Solar Impulse 2 landed today in Oman, completing the initial leg of its epic bid to become the first solar-powered plane to fly around the world, testing its pilots to the limit.

The Solar Impulse 2 is headed to Muscat, where it is expected to land later Monday after the first leg of its journey.

The first attempt to fly around the world in a plane using only solar power launched today in Abu Dhabi in a landmark journey aimed at promoting green energy.

The first attempt to fly around the world in a solar-powered plane will take off from Abu Dhabi today, its pilots said, in a landmark journey aimed at promoting green energy.

Come 2015, India and rest of the world can see the first aircraft that is powered by solar energy and can fly non-stop.

With the wingspan of a jumbo jet and weighing the same as a small car, the Solar Impulse is a test model for a more advanced aircraft.

Bertrand Piccard has flown his way into the record books after completing the world's first intercontinental flight in a giant solar-powered plane.

The first solar-powered plane to circle the world took off from Cairo on Sunday for Abu Dhabi, in the final leg of its journey.

The Aquila program is a key part of Mark Zuckerberg's stated goal of helping connect everyone in the world.

The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Spain today morning after completing a 70-hour flight from New York in the first solo transatlantic crossing in a solar-powered airplane.

The Solar Impulse 2's voyage marks the first solo transatlantic crossing in a solar-powered airplane.

Solar Impulse 2 has broken a distance record for solar-powered planes as part of its bid to be the first to circumnavigate the globe powered solely by the sun.

Solar Impulse 2 landed in India late on Tuesday, completing the first major sea leg of its epic bid to become the first solar-powered plane to fly around the world.

Solar Impulse 2 took off today from Oman, launching the second leg of its epic bid to become the first solar-powered plane to fly around the world, in a test of its pilots' endurance.

The power of yoga and self-hypnosis are being harnessed to prop up the endurance of the pilots of the solar plane which set off Monday on a first round-the-world tour.

Solar Impulse 2 landed today in Oman, completing the initial leg of its epic bid to become the first solar-powered plane to fly around the world, testing its pilots to the limit.

The Solar Impulse 2 is headed to Muscat, where it is expected to land later Monday after the first leg of its journey.

The first attempt to fly around the world in a plane using only solar power launched today in Abu Dhabi in a landmark journey aimed at promoting green energy.

The first attempt to fly around the world in a solar-powered plane will take off from Abu Dhabi today, its pilots said, in a landmark journey aimed at promoting green energy.

Come 2015, India and rest of the world can see the first aircraft that is powered by solar energy and can fly non-stop.

With the wingspan of a jumbo jet and weighing the same as a small car, the Solar Impulse is a test model for a more advanced aircraft.

Bertrand Piccard has flown his way into the record books after completing the world's first intercontinental flight in a giant solar-powered plane.