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Solar-powered plane completes first leg of cross-country journey
The solar-powered aircraft making a landmark cross-country flight successfully completed its first leg early Saturday, and will rest about a week in Arizona before taking to the skies again.
Solar Impulse HB-SIA touched down about 12:30 a.m. at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix. Video footage shows the pilot, Bertrand Piccard, stepping out with a smile and a wave, holding up a flag bearing the name of the aircraft.
"It's a little bit like being in a dream," Piccard told the Associated Press.
The aircraft, running off solar cells and electric batteries rather than fossil fuels, has been touted as a showcase for clean technology
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http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-solar-airplane-phoenix-20130504,0,3847073.story
Solar Impulse HB-SIA touched down about 12:30 a.m. at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix. Video footage shows the pilot, Bertrand Piccard, stepping out with a smile and a wave, holding up a flag bearing the name of the aircraft.
"It's a little bit like being in a dream," Piccard told the Associated Press.
The aircraft, running off solar cells and electric batteries rather than fossil fuels, has been touted as a showcase for clean technology
...
Solar plane lands in Phoenix on first leg of US journey
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