Solar-powered Aeroplane Facts, Photos, Videos First of its kind
ultra-lightweight aeroplane powered completely by the solar
energy is set to fly coast-to-coast this spring. The Solar
powered Journey - The Solar Impulse plane’s historic cross-
country journey will begin on May 1, 2013 - The plane, which
requires zero fuel and relies solely on solar panels and battery
power, would be the world’s first plane powered purely by solar
energy. - The two Swiss pilots of the plane, Bertrand Piccard
and Andre Borschberg, want to complete a flight from Moffett
Field to New York City, after spending 10 years designing it. -
It is expected to arrive in the Big Apple by early July and will
stop in Phoenix (Arizona), Dallas-Ft. Worth, Washington DC and
either Nashville (Tennessee), Atlanta (Georgia) or St. Louis
along the way. - The US flight is the latest step towards the
ultimate goal of Solar Impulse team; that of making a flight
around the world by 2015. - In 2010, the Solar Impulse plane
completed a 26-hour overnight fl