Can Solar Power Fuel Future Flight?

With its jumbo-sized wings laden with photovoltaic solar cells, the Solar Impulse is a revolutionary green plane.

Nov 30th, 2011
With its jumbo-sized wings laden with photovoltaic solar cells, the Solar Impulse is a revolutionary green plane. It is the first aircraft in the world that can fly without fuel during both the day and the night.
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