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Solar-powered Swiss plane attempts flight around world
2015-03-09 00:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: A Swiss solar-powered plane has taken off from Abu Dhabi, marking the start of the first attempt to fly around the world without a drop of fuel. The Solar Impulse 2, piloted by Andre Borschberg of Switzerland, took off at 7:12am local time (0412 GMT) on Monday from the UAE's Al-Bateen airport and headed to Muscat, the capital of Oman, where it is expected to land later after the first leg of the journey. The developers say the aim is to create awareness about replacing "old polluting technologies...
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