TWO Swiss pilots hope to become the first people to circumnavigate the globe in an aeroplane powered only by the sun. The experimental plane, named the Solar Impulse II, was presented in Switzerland's ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A plane powered only by the sun is waiting for the wind to die down before taking off from Moffett Field in Mountain View. Sky7 HD captured the moment on Saturday when the Solar ...

For those unfamiliar, the Solar Impulse 2 is an electric aircraft, which recently completed a round-the-world flight (recap/videos of accomplishment here); however during the night without the aid of ...

Aviation history may be happening right over your head Thursday if you live in America’s heartland. Solar Impulse 2 – a funky-looking, experimental, sun-powered plane that’s attracted a lot of ...

Kokam’s Ultra High Energy NMC batteries feature an energy density of approximately 260 watts hours per kilogram (Wh/kg). This high energy density enables the Solar Impulse 2 to store more energy ...

The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft touched down at sunrise in Hawaii Friday after five days of flying over the Pacific Ocean, completing the longest leg of an around-the-world flight powered only by the sun ...

The cross-Atlantic flight is likely to be one of the most grueling legs in the aircraft’s ambitious around-the-world journey, devised to raise awareness of the power and potential of clean-energy ...

The sunlight-powered journey around the world ended in the dark as pilot Bertrand Piccard landed the Solar Impulse 2 aircraft at 4:05 a.m. local time on July 26 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The ...

In this age of intercontinental travel, the setting of aviation records may seem like a throwback to a bygone era. But there remain boundaries to push, and Solar ­Impulse’s bid to set new endurance ...

First circumnavigation of the globe by a piloted solar aircraft nears its end. Vaguely interesting. This story took a long time to conclude. Glad they made it, and I hope it leads to improvements to ...

The Solar Impulse 2 is traveling from China to Hawaii. — -- It's the launch of the newest adventure in this first-of-its-kind aircraft. For the next 130 hours, six days and six nights with no ...