Solar Impulse Electric Airplane Now Flying Around The World

The history of aviation is full of circumnavigations of the Earth meant to prove the mettle of pilots and technology. Now, it’s time for solar power to be tested in this way. MORE: Next Kind Of Electric Transport: Solar Electric Aircraft? (Mar 2013) On Monday morning, a solar-powered electric airplane called Solar Impulse 2 took off from Abu Dhabi… …read more