John J. Metzler NEW YORK — A dragonfly-like aircraft, large but seemingly fragile, slow but silent, and powered by sunlight, has flown safely across America. The amazing and indeed epic coast to coast journey by the Swiss engineered and piloted Solar Impulse plane concluded in New York having set a number of aeronautical records for […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Morocco has become the host of the first transcontinental flight by a solar-powered aircraft. The Solar Impulse aircraft was said to have arrived in Rabat after a 2,500 kilometer flight on early June 6. The plane, equipped with 12,000 solar cells, was invited by the Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Morocco has been promoting the development of a solar power aircraft. Morocco has agreed to host the first flight of a solar aircraft from Europe to North Africa. Organizers said the airplane, called Solar Impulse and developed by Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg, would fly 2,500 kilometers from Spain to […]