Solar plane makes 13-hour flight
BRUSSELS (UPI) -- The completely solar-powered Solar Impulse planefinished its first international flight, from Switzerland to Belgium,in about 13 hours, officials said.
CNET.com reported Saturday the plane, its 200-foot wingspan covered bymore than 12,000 solar panels, flew the mission Friday without fueland without producing any pollution.
The plane, piloted by Andre Borschberg, took off from Payerne Airfieldin Switzerland shortly before 9 a.m. Friday and climbed to an altitudeof about 12,500 feet. It landed in Brussels about 9:40 p.m.
The plane relies on energy produced by the sun and stored in specialbatteries to keep it aloft.
The plane first flew in 2009. Its owners plan a cross-Atlantic tripthis year, to be followed by an around-the-world trip in 2013.
Copyright 2011 by United Press International
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