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Solar plane lands in New York, completing U.S. journey

2013-07-07 05:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: An airplane entirely powered by the sun touched down in New York City late on Saturday, completing the final leg of an epic journey across the United States that began over two months ago. The Solar Impulse, its four propellers driven by energy collected from 12,000 solar cells in its wings to charge batteries for night use, landed at John F. Kennedy Airport at 11:09 p.m. EDT, organizers said. The experimental aircraft had left Dulles International Airport outside Washington for its last leg...

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