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Solar-powered aircraft heads to Paris air show

Eric W. Dolan

14 Jun 2011 at 18:52 ET                   

The Solar Impulse, a Swiss solar-powered aircraft, took off from Brussels to head to the international Paris air show after making its first international flight in May.

The aircraft has 12,000 solar cells mounted on it wings and is designed to fly day and night without producing any carbon emissions.

Watch video, courtesy of Reuters, below:

About the Author
Eric W. Dolan has served as an editor for Raw Story since August 2010, and is based out of Sacramento, California. He grew up in the suburbs of Chicago and received a Bachelor of Science from Bradley University. Eric is also the publisher and editor of the psychology news website PsyPost. You can follow him on Twitter @ewdolan.
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