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Solar plane completes transcontinental flight

Solar plane completes transcontinental flight

PAYERNE, Switzerland - The Solar Impulse lands at Payerne airport in western Switzerland on July 24, 2012. The solar-powered plane completed a transcontinental flight from Europe to North Africa and back.

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Solar plane completes transcontinental flight

Solar plane completes transcontinental flight

PAYERNE, Switzerland - The two pilots cerebrate after the Solar Impulse landed at Payerne airport in western Switzerland on July 24, 2012. The solar-powered plane completed a transcontinental flight from Europe to North Africa and back.

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Solar plane leaves on transcontinental flight

Solar plane leaves on transcontinental flight

PAYERNE, Switzerland - The solar-powered airplane Solar Impulse takes off from Payerne, Switzerland, on May 24, 2012, on a transcontinental flight to Morocco.

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Solar plane leaves on transcontinental flight

Solar plane leaves on transcontinental flight

PAYERNE, Switzerland - The solar-powered airplane Solar Impulse takes off from Payerne, Switzerland, on May 24, 2012, on a transcontinental flight to Morocco.

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World's 1st manned solar-powered night flight lands

World's 1st manned solar-powered night flight lands

PAYERNE, Switzerland - The Solar-Impulse lands at Payerne military air base in western Switzerland on the morning of July 8, 2010, some 26 hours after its departure from the same airport. The brainchild of famed Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard made the first successful nighttime flight of an entirely solar-powered aircraft operated by a human pilot.

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