News: Solar-powered plane makes 87-minute maiden flight

Environmental Transport Association has an article mentioning: "... The Solar Impulse HB- SIA prototype has a wing span of 63m, which is comparable with a commercial airliner, but at 1,600kg the solar-powered plane weighs the same as a family car. Bertrand Piccard, a Swiss adventurer who made history in 1999 by flying around the world non-stop in a balloon and ..."

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