Aug 28, 2012

Q.698




This plane is called the "Solar Impulse", and an experiment being conducted at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, financed by several private entities.

In June 2012, it completed a trip from Madrid to Rabat, thus being the first of its kind to successfully complete an inter-continental flight. What is unusual about this aircraft?

[+ Show Answer]

This day last year: Q.332