Solar Impulse: The solar-powered aeroplane

The solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse takes its maiden flight at a military base in Switzerland
  
  


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The Solar Impulse aircraft takes off at the airport in Payerne
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Solar Impulse: The solar powered aircraft, with test pilot Markus Scherdel on board
The solar-powered aircraft, with test pilot Markus Scherdel on board, takes off for its maiden flight at the military airport in Payerne, Switzerland
Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AP Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/guardian.co.uk
Solar Impulse: Test pilot Markus Scherdel gains altitude after he took off
Test pilot Markus Scherdel gains altitude after he took off Photograph: Sebastian Derungs/AFP/Getty Images
Solar Impulse: Solar Impulse is silhouetted by the sun during its maiden flight
Solar Impulse is silhouetted in the sun during its maiden flight
Photograph: Laurent Gillieron/AP Photograph: Laurent Gillieron/guardian.co.uk
Solar Impulse: The solar powered aircraft Solar Impulse
The solar powered aircraft Solar Impulse Photograph: Laurent Gillieron/AP
Solar Impulse: The Solar Impulse aircraft lands at the airport in Payerne
The Solar Impulse aircraft lands at the airport in Payerne
Photograph: Sebastian Derungs/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Sebastian Derungs/guardian.co.uk
Solar Impulse: Bertrand Piccard, Markus Scherdel and Andre Borschberg celebrate
(Left to right) the Swiss scientist-adventurer and pilot Bertrand Piccard, test pilot Markus Scherdel and Solar Impulse CEO Andre Borschberg celebrate after the first test flight
Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/guardian.co.uk
 

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