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Offline ghi

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Solar Impulse-2 plane begins epic global flight
« on: March 09, 2015, 07:46:36 AM »
not a nonstop flight, but still interesting 2.3 tones plane takes off on solar energy; has 5 days long sections of nonstop flight path above Pacific; :rock
 
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31772140

http://www.designboom.com/technology/around-the-world-solar-impulse-2-airplane-03-09-2015/

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Offline MrRiplEy[H]

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Re: Solar Impulse-2 plane begins epic global flight
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2015, 08:32:23 AM »
I hope their emergency beacon has a strong battery.
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