Solar Impulse, the world's first solar powered aircraft, took off from Switzerland today to make the first international flight to Belgium.
The group of pilots preparing to fly around the world for the first time with solar powered aircraft has officially announced their route.
Solar powered aircraft will depart for the first flight, with a round-the-world voyage from Abu Dhabi.
The solar-powered Solar Impulse has the same wingspan as a Boeing 747, but weighs only a small car.
Currently, the longest record of 26 hours is in the Solar Impulse. However, scientists are planning to allow solar powered aircraft to fly around the globe for up to 20 days
According to a reporter in Geneva, Switzerland's first and only Solar Impulse has completed a transcontinental flight (from Europe to Africa and vice versa) with long distances.
The solar-powered plane flew back to Rabat after successfully flying through the desert in Morocco. On June 22nd, Captain Andre Borschberg landed Solar Impulse's solar plane in