A solar plane which can stay aloft for weeks at a time is to be manufactured by airbus in the uk.
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The flight should last about 48 hours.
The carbon fibre aircraft has a huge wingspan which at 72m is wider than a boeing 747 jet.
Image caption the financial services ombudsman said it had received 2 000 complaints about solar panels.
The zero fuel aeroplane solar impulse has left the egyptian capital cairo on the last leg of its global tour.
A solar powered plane is expected to begin the first ever round the world trip of its kind on monday.
Media caption andre borschberg gives the bbc a guided tour of the solar plane.
A solar powered plane is getting ready to hit the skies once again this time at night.
Media caption take off occurred at 23 30 gmt.
An independent survey of mr thompson s system showed even after 20 years the income from.
Solar plane takes off on test flight jump to media player a solar powered plane that will try to fly around the world in 2015 is making its first test flight after taking off in switzerland.
It will be the first ever manned night flight on a plane propelled exclusively by solar energy.
The unmanned craft flies high in the atmosphere to avoid commercial air traffic and adverse weather.
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