The Solar Impulse 2 plane is undertaking a historic solar-powered journey around the globe. The lightweight plane, a larger version of a single-seat prototype that first flew five years ago, is made ...

Solar Impulse 2, a solar powered plane piloted by Andre Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard, successfully flew around the world over a year and a half. The flight took off from Abu Dhabi in March 2015, ...

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An aeroplane powered by energy from the sun has arrived in Egypt, the penultimate stop on the first fuel-free flight around the globe. Solar Impulse 2, a spindly single-seat plane, flew over the Giza ...

Solar Impulse 2 made history today as the first airplane to circle the globe powered only by the sun, opening up new possibilities for the future of renewable energy. Solar Impulse 2 first took off ...

The Swiss-based Solar Impulse team planning a round-the-world solar-powered flight in 2011 has unveiled the design of a prototype aircraft being built to demonstrate a complete day-night-day cycle in ...

As the Solar Impulse heads off for its latest feat — its first intercontinental flight — here’s a closer look at the aircraft that’s making some large strides in the green aircraft race.