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Solar Impulse soars to new world records

2015-07-06 15:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

LiveScience: A solar-powered airplane soared over the Pacific Ocean, from Japan to Hawaii, and set a slew of new world records in the process, logging the farthest and longest flights made so far in a solar-powered aircraft. The Solar Impulse 2 plane set the new distance and duration records when it flew 3,519 miles (5,663 kilometers) in 80 hours. The solar-powered aircraft is currently partway through a planned journey around the world. "Can you imagine that a solar-powered airplane without fuel can now...

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