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Fri, 9 April 2010
An aeroplane entirely powered by solar panels, the Solar Impulse prototype plane HB-SIA, has completed its maiden flight over the Swiss town of Payerne
The plane, which has a wingspan of 63 m wingspan and a weight of only 1,700 kg, spent two hours in the air.
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Solar Impulse, who have partnered with OMEGA and the Swatch Group for the project, plans to circumnavigate the globe in the solar plane.
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The HB-SIA plane on its maiden flight, against the Alpine panorama of Payerne, Switzerland.
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