Solar Impulse 2

Name: Solar Impulse 2
Uploaded: 2014-09-05T15:25:45+00:00
Duration: 1 min 31 s
Channel: AFP English
Description: One of the masterminds behind a sun-powered plane makes his debut flight in the aircraft ahead of a planned round-the-world trip next year. Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg takes to the skies in Solar Impulse 2 on Friday 5 September. The airplane is the successor of an original plane of the same name, which last year completed a trip across the United States without using a drop of fuel.VIDEOGRAPHIC

AFP English

One of the masterminds behind a sun-powered plane makes his debut flight in the aircraft ahead of a planned round-the-world trip next year. Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg takes to the skies in Solar Impulse 2 on Friday 5 September.  The airplane is the successor of an original plane of the same name, which last year completed a trip across the United States without using a drop of fuel.VIDEOGRAPHIC

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