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Swiss Pilots Plan Solar-Powered Flight Around Globe

The pair hope to make the trip, flying day and night, in 2015

On their journey to become the first pilots of a solar-powered aircraft to circumnavigate the globe, two Swiss aviation pioneers announced they are planning to fly across the continental United States in 2013. The pair hope to embark on the monumental flight in 2015.

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