News: Solar-powered plane attempts first intercontinental flight

AFP has an article mentioning: "... AFP) &ndash 2 hours ago MADRID — A Swiss adventurer aims to make the world's first intercontinental flight in a solar-powered plane Tuesday, taking off from Madrid shortly before dawn on a daring trip to Rabat. Bernard Piccard, 54-year-old psychiatrist and balloonist, is to pilot ..."

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