Live: Solar-Powered Airplane En Route From Spain to Morocco

A solar-powered airplane is nearly finished with the first flight from Europe to Africa after departing Madrid, Spain on battery power alone early this morning. The departure took place during total darkness with a full charge on the batteries to take advantage of the calm morning air. The flight across the Strait of Gibraltar to Morocco is the second leg of a trip that began at the team's home base in Switzerland. The trip is a rehearsal flight for an around-the-world journey the Solar Impulse team hopes to complete in 2014.

Source: http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/06/solar-powered-plane-live/

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