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Solar plane lands after completing 24-hour flight (AP)

July 8th, 2010

The experimental aircraft 'Solar Impulse' is prepared to take off with pilot Andre Borschberg onboard from Payerne's Swiss airbase on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 on the first attempt to fly around the clock fueled by nothing but the energy of the sun. A Swiss team planning to eventually circle the globe in a solar-powered plane has started a 24-hour test flight that aims to keep the aircraft operating through the night on stored energy collected from the sun.(AP Photo/Keystone/Fabrice Coffrini)AP - An experimental solar-powered plane landed safely Thursday after completing its first 24-hour test flight, proving that the aircraft can collect enough energy from the sun during the day to stay aloft all night.


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