Solar-Powered Airplane Takes Flight

Solar Impulse
Denis Balibouse / Reuters

Takeoff
The HB-SIA lifts off from the runway in Payerne at 6:51 a.m. local time. A fully solar-powered takeoff is just the first hurdle for this monumental flight.

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