Solar Impulse 2 (“Si2”), the world’s most advanced solar-powered airplane and the first to fly day and night without fuel, landed successfully in Nanjing, People’s Republic of China, following a 20 ...

Installed inside a life-size mock-up of the cockpit of the second plane currently under construction, André Borschberg took up the challenge of piloting the Solar Impulse simulator non-stop for 72 ...

A team of Swiss engineers, aviation experts, and designers is finishing final preparations to launch Solar Impulse 2, a solar-powered plane with a wingspan larger than a Boeing 747. When Solar Impulse ...

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At a time when headlines seem dominated by violence and tragedy, a piece of good news is very welcome. On Monday night the Solar Impulse aircraft landed in Abu Dhabi from where it set off in March ...