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Solar-powered airplane test flight
Updated: 2011-04-18 22:02
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The solar-powered HB-SIA prototype aircraft, flown by Solar Impulse's Chief Executive Officer and pilot Andre Borschberg, takes off during a test flight at Payerne airport early morning April 18, 2011. [Photo/Agencies] |
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