Solar-powered plane to fly 26 hours

A solar-powered experimental plane landed in Switzerland after winning the air for about 26 hours without using a drop of fuel.
Power aircraft named Solar Impulse that comes from the sun that is stored in the wings.
Energy storage mechanism that allows the aircraft remain flying even after dark.

"This is the first solar-powered aircraft to fly at night," said Bertrand Piccard, one of the designer of Solar Impulse.
"That's all the proof that our mission successfully."

Size of Solar Impulse wings equal in length with a conventional aircraft, but his strength was
nothing more than force size for motorcycles.
Design team had planned to create a new, more sophisticated aircraft.
They also plan to fly around the world with such aircraft in 2013.
Model aircraft can be used now only carries one pilot but the team hopes the combination of the
designer of renewable energy use and super lightweight materials bia revolutionize the transportation industry in the future.

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