At 5,070 pounds, the plane weighs about as much as an SUV. Its wingspan is 236 feet, more than that of a Boeing 747. © Solar Impulse / Rezo.ch The lightweight Solar ...

The solar-powered plane was a technological feat in 2015 ... that plane had to make more than a dozen stops on its trip ...

solar power management and the challenges of testing in the real world, among others. Solar Plane V1 had a 9.5 ft / 2.9 m carbon fibre skeleton wing, covered with transparent film, with the ...

Starting in 2015, the solar-powered aircraft spent 16 months flying around the world, except it flew at ... When you're trying to get an electric plane off the ground, you want a battery that ...