Single pilot solar plane holds test flights in Hokkaido

Single pilot solar plane holds test flights in Hokkaido

Satoru Shinohe, president of Japanese aircraft maker Olympos, speaks to the pilot of a solar plane at Takikawa Sky Park in Takikawa in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. The SP-1, a small aircraft weighing 86 kilograms with a wingspan of about 18 meters and a fuselage about 9 meters in length, was jointly built by Japanese aircraft-maker Olympos and engineering students. The plane successfully flew at an 11-meter altitude during test flights. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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