News: First transatlantic solar-powered flight

Wired.co.uk has an article mentioning: "... titanium-dioxide filament accident 6 July, 1920: First pilots navigate using AM radio Comments 2 The first successful transcontinental solar-powered flight took place yesterday, with Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard at the Solar Impulse HB-SIA aircraft's helm. The carbon fibre-bodied aircraft completed the ..."

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