Solar-Powered Plane Flies Through the Night For the First Time
Every few months, the Solar Impulse aircraft embarks upon another test flight, working gradually toward the goal of circumnavigating the globe. Yesterday, it flew for 26 hours, powered through the night by sun it collected during the day. https://gizmodo.com/around-the-world-under-the-sun-5511934 The flight, according to the Solar Impulse team, was both the longest and the highest ever…