Solar Impulse successfully lands in New York City, completes Across America Mission powered only by solar energy

Sunday, 7.7.2013 - 10:01 (Solarserver)

Solar Impulse – the solar-powered airplane of Swiss pioneers Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg – has successfully landed at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport setting a new milestone in the history of aviation. For the first time a plane capable of flying day and night powered exclusively by solar power has crossed the USA from the West to the East Coasts without using a single drop of fuel. Read more