Solar Plane to Land in Hawaii

A solar-powered Swiss airplane is scheduled to touch down in Hawaii Friday after a record-breaking flight across the Pacific Ocean, the riskiest leg of its 35,000-kilometer trip around the world without a drop of fuel.  Solar Impulse 2 pilot Andre Borschberg has now beaten the previous longest solo piloting record that was held by American adventurer Steve Fossett. Borchberg has taken 20-minute naps during the journey in the unpressurized cockpit while the aircraft was on...

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