Solar plane completes historic 24-hour flight

[JackLuis]

Aircraft could stay in the air indefinitely, charging batteries from sun's rays

The record feat completes seven years of planning and brings the Swiss-led project one step closer to its goal of circling the globe using only energy from the sun.

"We achieved more than we wanted. Everybody is extremely happy," Borschberg told reporters after landing.

Pretty plane too.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Yanno, I've been following this is a desultory way but never realized that it was piloted. I thought the blamed thing was a robot. This last flight is very cool!