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Title    Solar-Electric Aircraft Crosses Atlantic
Date    Thursday June 30 2016, @06:53AM
Author    takyon
Topic   
from the another-small-hop-for-two-men dept.
https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=16/06/30/0134210

butthurt writes:

The Daily Mail reports that Solar Impulse 2 has crossed the Atlantic Ocean. The aircraft is propelled by electric motors that receive power from photovoltaic cells and storage batteries. The flight from New York City to Seville took 71 hours.

Previously: Solar Impulse 2 Set for Next Leg in Round-the-World Flight

Original Submission

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  1. "butthurt" - https://soylentnews.org/~butthurt/
  2. "The Daily Mail reports" - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3665723/What-REALLY-like-fly-sun-powered-plane-Pilot-reveals-secrets-life-board-Solar-Impulse.html
  3. "Solar Impulse 2 Set for Next Leg in Round-the-World Flight" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=16/05/14/0531229
  4. "Original Submission" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=14487
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