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India's Pseudo-Satellite: Solar Plane That Can Fly For 90 Days At A Time
In what will be a significant addition to India's arsenal, scientists have been developing a solar-powered plane that can fly up to 90 days at a stretch, and a smaller version has been flown successfully for ten hours.
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First Test Flight Of Stratospheric Solar Plane Takes Place In Switzerland
The first solar plane aimed at reaching the stratosphere made an initial low-altitude test flight over Switzerland Friday.
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Solar Impulse 2 Completes Its Epic Solar Flight Around the World
Solar Impulse 2 first took off from Abu Dhabi on March 9, 2015, beginning a landmark journey of about 40,000 km around the globe and nearly 500 hours of flying.
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Facebook Aquila Solar-Powered Internet Drone Passes First Full-Scale Test Flight
The Aquila program is a key part of Mark Zuckerberg's stated goal of helping connect everyone in the world.
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World Touring Solar Plane's Final Leg To UAE Delayed
The final leg of an unprecedented world tour by a solar-powered plane was postponed Saturday due to the pilot's health, he said in a message on Twitter.
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Solar Impulse 2 Lands in Spain After 70-Hour Transatlantic Flight
The Solar Impulse 2's voyage marks the first solo transatlantic crossing in a solar-powered airplane.
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Solar-Impulse 2 More Than Halfway Across The Atlantic
The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft passed the halfway mark of its marathon flight across the Atlantic late Tuesday, one of the most challenging legs of its historic sun-powered journey around the world.
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Solar Impulse 2 Lands in New York in Historic Bid to Circle the Globe
The Swiss team flying the aircraft in a campaign to build support for clean energy technologies hopes eventually to complete its circumnavigation in Abu Dhabi.
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Solar Powered Airplane's Flight To New York City Postponed
The latest leg of a solar-powered airplane's around-the-world journey has been postponed due to weather conditions.
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Solar-Powered Plane Lands In Arizona On Round-The-World Flight
A solar-powered airplane midway through a historic bid to circle the globe completed the tenth leg of its journey on Monday, landing in Arizona after a 16-hour flight from California, the project team said.
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Solar-Plane Pilots Say Trip Was Also Test Of Human Endurance
The two Swiss pilots taking turns to fly a solar-powered airplane around the world said Sunday the endeavour is not only a demonstration of the importance of renewable energy but also of the many challenges the human body can endure.
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Solar Impulse 2 Completes Journey Across Pacific Ocean
A solar-powered airplane on a mission to fly around the world landed in California, completing a risky, three-day flight across a great expanse of the Pacific Ocean.
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Solar Impulse 2 to Resume Round-the-World Flight in April
"The first possible departure from Hawaii to reach the US West coast is on April 15th," a spokewoman said.
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Solar Impulse 2 Needs EUR 20 Million to Complete Round-the-World Flight
A spokeswoman for the record-breaking project told AFP this figure was just an "initial estimation".
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Solar Impulse 2 Grounded for 9 Months in Hawaii Due to Battery Damage
Solar Impulse 2 is not expected to take off on the next leg of its journey until late April or early May 2016, the team said.
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India's Pseudo-Satellite: Solar Plane That Can Fly For 90 Days At A Time
In what will be a significant addition to India's arsenal, scientists have been developing a solar-powered plane that can fly up to 90 days at a stretch, and a smaller version has been flown successfully for ten hours.
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First Test Flight Of Stratospheric Solar Plane Takes Place In Switzerland
The first solar plane aimed at reaching the stratosphere made an initial low-altitude test flight over Switzerland Friday.
-
Solar Impulse 2 Completes Its Epic Solar Flight Around the World
Solar Impulse 2 first took off from Abu Dhabi on March 9, 2015, beginning a landmark journey of about 40,000 km around the globe and nearly 500 hours of flying.
-
Facebook Aquila Solar-Powered Internet Drone Passes First Full-Scale Test Flight
The Aquila program is a key part of Mark Zuckerberg's stated goal of helping connect everyone in the world.
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World Touring Solar Plane's Final Leg To UAE Delayed
The final leg of an unprecedented world tour by a solar-powered plane was postponed Saturday due to the pilot's health, he said in a message on Twitter.
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Solar Impulse 2 Lands in Spain After 70-Hour Transatlantic Flight
The Solar Impulse 2's voyage marks the first solo transatlantic crossing in a solar-powered airplane.
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Solar-Impulse 2 More Than Halfway Across The Atlantic
The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft passed the halfway mark of its marathon flight across the Atlantic late Tuesday, one of the most challenging legs of its historic sun-powered journey around the world.
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Solar Impulse 2 Lands in New York in Historic Bid to Circle the Globe
The Swiss team flying the aircraft in a campaign to build support for clean energy technologies hopes eventually to complete its circumnavigation in Abu Dhabi.
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Solar Powered Airplane's Flight To New York City Postponed
The latest leg of a solar-powered airplane's around-the-world journey has been postponed due to weather conditions.
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Solar-Powered Plane Lands In Arizona On Round-The-World Flight
A solar-powered airplane midway through a historic bid to circle the globe completed the tenth leg of its journey on Monday, landing in Arizona after a 16-hour flight from California, the project team said.
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Solar-Plane Pilots Say Trip Was Also Test Of Human Endurance
The two Swiss pilots taking turns to fly a solar-powered airplane around the world said Sunday the endeavour is not only a demonstration of the importance of renewable energy but also of the many challenges the human body can endure.
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Solar Impulse 2 Completes Journey Across Pacific Ocean
A solar-powered airplane on a mission to fly around the world landed in California, completing a risky, three-day flight across a great expanse of the Pacific Ocean.
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Solar Impulse 2 to Resume Round-the-World Flight in April
"The first possible departure from Hawaii to reach the US West coast is on April 15th," a spokewoman said.
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Solar Impulse 2 Needs EUR 20 Million to Complete Round-the-World Flight
A spokeswoman for the record-breaking project told AFP this figure was just an "initial estimation".
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Solar Impulse 2 Grounded for 9 Months in Hawaii Due to Battery Damage
Solar Impulse 2 is not expected to take off on the next leg of its journey until late April or early May 2016, the team said.
