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First night flight by a solar plane (photos)

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First night flight by a solar plane (photos)

A plane developed by Solar Impulse landed Thursday morning after a 26-hour flight that was entirely powered by solar energy. Pilot Andru00e9 Borschberg, CEO and co-founder of the Solar Impulse project said, u201cI have just flown more than 26 hours without using a drop of fuel and without causing any pollution!.u201d

Getting ready for takeoff.

Credit: Solar Impulse.

First night flight by a solar plane (photos)

On the runway.

First night flight by a solar plane (photos)

CEO and co-founder of Solar Impulse Andru00e9 Borschberg is at the controls.

First night flight by a solar plane (photos)

First night flight by a solar plane (photos)

First night flight by a solar plane (photos)

First night flight by a solar plane (photos)

First night flight by a solar plane (photos)

First night flight by a solar plane (photos)

A previous photo of Solar Impulse.

First night flight by a solar plane (photos)

First night flight by a solar plane (photos)

The Solar Impulse HB-SIA has a 64-meter wingspan.

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