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Solar-powered plane makes 1st int'l flight - People's Daily Online May 14, 2011

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Solar Impulse, a solar-powered plane, flies after a nearly 13-hour trip at the Brussels international airport in Brussels, May 13, 2011. The plane made its first international trip from Switzerland, via France and Luxemburg, to Belgium. (Xinhua/Wang Xiaojun)

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Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg (R) poses for a photo with Belgian Crown Prince Philippe (C) and Bertrand Piccard, initiator of the Solar Impulse project, after flying Solar Impulse, a solar-powered plane, for a nearly 13-hour trip at the Brussels international airport in Brussels, May 13, 2011. The plane made its first international trip from Switzerland, via France and Luxemburg, to Belgium. (Xinhua/Wang Xiaojun)

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Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg (L) speaks to Bertrand Piccard, initiator of the Solar Impulse project after flying Solar Impulse, a solar-powered plane, for a nearly 13-hour trip at the Brussels international airport in Brussels, May 13, 2011. The plane made its first international trip from Switzerland, via France and Luxemburg, to Belgium. (Xinhua/Wang Xiaojun)

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Imagine you're flying and suddenly there is huge cloud cover for hours!!! May be they will have some back up system too.
 
It cracks me up when civilians try to wear a military-style flight suit, as if they need the fire-proof nomex for an electric plane. Just wear blue jeans.
 

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