Nice ideia. Could not fly in December to the north pole though.
Originally shared by Universe Today
Solar Powered Plane to Fly Across the US
On May 1, the world’s first solar-powered plane will take off from Moffett Field in Mountain View, California — the home of NASA’s Ames Research Center – and fly across the US to New York. Even though the Solar Impulse plane could probably fly non-stop, day and night with no fuel, instead it will make several stops in US cities such as Phoenix, Dallas, and Washington, D.C. This would be a kind of “get to know you” tour for the US while the founders of Solar Impulse, Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard and and pilot Andre Borschberg, want to spread their message of sustainability and technology.
Read more: http://www.universetoday.com/101093/solar-powered-plane-to-fly-across-the-us/
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