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| If the project is successful, it will be the first solar powered plane to circumnavigate the globe. |
Solar-Powered Plane Takes Off for Historic Round-the-World Trip
by Cole Mellino, EcoWatch, 9 March 2015
Solar Impulse 2, the first solar airplane able to sustain flight at night with a pilot on board, took off today from Abu Dhabi, heading east to the Omani capital, Muscat. Over the next five months, if all goes to plan, the plane will go from continent to continent, crossing both the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans. The plane will stop to receive maintenance and, during that time, the project’s backers, which include Richard Branson and Robert Swan, will spread awareness about renewable technologies.
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by Cole Mellino, EcoWatch, 9 March 2015
Solar Impulse 2, the first solar airplane able to sustain flight at night with a pilot on board, took off today from Abu Dhabi, heading east to the Omani capital, Muscat. Over the next five months, if all goes to plan, the plane will go from continent to continent, crossing both the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans. The plane will stop to receive maintenance and, during that time, the project’s backers, which include Richard Branson and Robert Swan, will spread awareness about renewable technologies.