Solar-powered plane set for flight around world

Solar-powered plane set for flight around world

GENEVA, Switzerland - Swiss pilots Bertrand Piccard (L) and Andre Borschberg of Solar Impulse 2, an airplane powered only by solar energy, speak to Kyodo News in Lausanne on Dec. 12, 2014, during preparations for their round-the-world flight set for March.

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  • ILEA001212697
  • Registered date
  • 2015/1/05 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 2015 Kyodo News
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