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Solar plane to take off in New York
2016-06-20 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AAP: An aeroplane powered solely by energy from the sun is headed across the Atlantic on one of the longest legs of the first-ever flight around the globe without using a drop of fuel. The spindly, single-seat Solar Impulse 2 left John F. Kennedy International Airport at about 2.30am local time on Monday on a trip expected to take up to 90 hours, the 15th leg of its round-the-world journey. Swiss aviators Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg have been taking turns piloting the plane, which has more...
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