Pilot In Solar-Powered Plane Sets Aviation Record

Pilot In Solar-Powered Plane Sets Aviation Record

By Scott Neuman

André Borschberg, flying Solar Impulse 2, set a new record of 120 hours in the cockpit on a journey from Japan to Hawaii.

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Via: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/07/03/419812971/pilot-in-solar-powered-plane-sets-aviation-record?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=world

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