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Solar Plane Completes First-Ever Atlantic Flight

Solar Plane Completes First-Ever Atlantic Flight
SEVILLE: The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Spain today morning after completing a 70-hour flight from New York in the first solo transatlantic crossing in a solar-powered airplane. Applause broke out as the experimental plane set down at Seville airport in southern Spain just before 7:40 am where a team was on the ground to welcome Swiss pilot and adventurer Bertrand Piccard, an AFP correspondent said. The sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 aircraft lands at... 

Solar plane lands in New York City during bid to circle the globe

Solar plane lands in New York City during bid to circle the globe
A solar-powered airplane finished crossing the United States on Saturday, landing in New York City after flying over the Statue of Liberty during its historic bid to circle the globe, the project team said. The spindly, single-seat experimental aircraft, dubbed Solar Impulse 2, arrived at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport at about 4 a.m. local time after it took off about five hours beforehand at Lehigh Valley International Airport... 
 
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