Solar Impulse to Start Around the World Flight from Abu Dhabi Next Year

Inhabitat
By James ByrneNov 21, 2014, 2:30 pm46 pts
The first attempt at an around the world flight powered completely by solar cells will be setting off from Abu Dhabi in March 2015, according to the team behind Solar Impulse. With a 63 meter wing span, the Solar Impulse 2 plane took its first flight in 2009 and has been smashing records every since — this…

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