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May 05, 2015

Solar plane pilot readies for record Pacific flight
Nanjing, China (AFP) May 4, 2015
The pilot who will attempt a record flight over the Pacific in a solar-powered plane played down the risks on Monday, describing the mission as a journey of self-discovery. The Solar Impulse 2 and Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg are waiting in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing for weather conditions to allow the most challenging leg of a landmark attempt to circumnavigate the globe in a plane powered by the sun. "We have a lot of measures to mitigate the risk," Borschberg told reporters. "It's a ... read more

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