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Sun-powered aircraft to support sustainable development
 
6 July 2005

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Solar airplane Solar Impulse

Credits: Animation ESA - Photo copyright SOLAR IMPULSE / EPFL / Artist Claudio Leonardi
 
 
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Solar Impulse, a new solar plane, is scheduled to fly around the world in 2010

Credits: Copyright SOLAR IMPULSE / EPFL - Artist Claudio Leonardi
 
 
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Leading edge technology will be used on the solar powered plane Solar Impulse

Credits: Copyright SOLAR IMPULSE / EPFL - Artist Claudio Leonardi
 
 
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Solar energy must be captured during daytime and stored on board in batteries to power the plane during night flying

Credits: Copyright SOLAR IMPULSE / EPFL - Artist Claudio Leonardi
 
 
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