A new pioneering solar powered airplane has successfully completed its first major test flight from a military airfield in western Switzerland.
The plane, named Solar Impulse, completed a short acceleration on the runway at Payerne military airport in the Swiss countryside before taking to sky for flight time totallying almost 90 minutes. Once airborne, it maintained a cruising height of one mile high despite reaching only a top speed of 28mph. In comparison, a glider can…
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