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Around the world with Solar Plane

Reuters Published April 11, 2011
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The Solar Impulse HB-SIA, which has 12,000 solar cells built into its 64.3-meter wings, is a prototype for an aircraft that its creators hope will carry out its first circumnavigation of the globe in 2012. The Solar Impulse HB-SIA prototype is currently under test flights and investigations. - Photos by Reuters

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