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Solar Impulse founder sees electric passenger plane in 10 years
Piccard and Borschberg have been working on projects to show how their technology can be used in other applications
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Solar Impulse 2 lands in UAE, ending round-the-world trip
Swiss project director Bertrand Piccard was in the cockpit during the 2,763 kilometre (1,716 mile) flight from Cairo
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Solar plane nears end of historic round-the-world trip
Solar Impulse 2 is due to land at Al-Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi where it launched its tour on March 9, 2015
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Solar Impulse 2 leaves Egypt for final leg of world tour
'It's a project for energy, for a better world' Piccard, 58, told journalists before taking off
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World touring solar plane's final leg to UAE delayed
The final leg of the world tour was postponed due to the pilot's health
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Solar plane lands in Egypt in penultimate stop of world tour
After the two-day flight from Spain, just one final leg lies between it and its final destination, Abu Dhabi
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Solar Impulse 2 lands in Spain after 70-hour transatlantic flight
The voyage marks the first solo transatlantic crossing powered only by sunlight
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Solar-powered plane more than halfway across the Atlantic
The plane is powered in the night sky by the energy stored in its 17,000 photovoltaic cells
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Solar Impulse 2 begins Atlantic crossing
The voyage marks the first solo transatlantic crossing in a solar-powered airplane, expected to last four days
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Solar Impulse 2 leaves New York, begins Atlantic crossing
The flight is expected to take 90 hours before landing at Seville airport.
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Sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 aircraft reaches Statue of Liberty
Cameras in a boat in NY harbor captured the innovative solar powered aircraft as it flew over the Verrazano Bridge
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Sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 aircraft sets off for New York
From New York they will attempt to cross the Atlantic to Europe and on to the Middle East
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Solar Impulse 2 leaves Ohio on fuel-free flight
The flight to the Lehigh Valley International Airport is expected to take 17 hours, organizers say
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Solar Impulse 2 plane lands in Dayton
"Amazing to have landed in #Dayton after being in the sky for 17 hours!" Borschberg tweeted
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Solar Impulse 2 leaves Arizona on record-breaking flight
The experimental solar-powered plane was piloted by Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard
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Mercury to transit across sun in MaySolar-powered plane lands in California after Pacific crossing
'The Pacific is done, my friend. I love it, but it's done' says clearly relieved Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard
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Solar Impulse 2 resumes round-the-world flight
Solar Impulse 2 resumes its record-breaking quest to circle the globe without consuming a drop of fuel