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Solar Impulse 2 spreads its wings for the public

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Solar Impulse 2 makes its public debut in Payerne, Switzerland


What has a wider wingspan than a 747, weighs the same as a car, and can fly almost forever without a drop of fuel? If you were in Payerne, Switzerland on Wednesday, you would have seen the answer as psychiatrist and explorer Bertrand Piccard and engineer and entrepreneur André Borschberg unveiled the Solar Impulse 2. The result of 12 years work, the ultra-light, solar-powered airplane will attempt to fly around the world next year relying exclusively on solar power to keep it aloft for days and a time. .. Continue Reading Solar Impulse 2 spreads its wings for the public



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