Solar plane makes night flights »

Posted By ameliog 1 year, 3 months ago in Science & Technology
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A UK-built solar-powered plane has set an unofficial world endurance record for a flight by an unmanned aircraft.

The Zephyr-6, as it is known, stayed aloft for more than three days, running through the night on batteries it had recharged in sunlight.

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