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Solar-Powered Plane Makes First Successful Flight

Posted by timothy on from the finally-a-daytime-launch dept.

lilbridge writes "The Solar Impulse, a solar-powered plane covered in 12,000 solar cells, took its maiden flight today in Switzerland. The plane stayed aloft for 87 minutes, performing test maneuvers as well as completing a successful takeoff and landing. With the first test flight behind them, the developers can focus on gearing up for their around-the-world solar powered flight set for 2012."

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  1. Re:Swell, but it's a miserable vehicle. by DNS-and-BIND · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    One of the lessons of the last ten years has been that people who talk about shit don't always know what the hell they're doing. Hey, let's question less and have more trust in the future, that sounds like a great idea.

    Moreover, what kind of elite engineer spends time on Slashdot flaming people? WTF? Don't you have something exciting to do? You sure you're an engineer and not some kind of coffee-fetcher or janitor on the solar plane project?

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