Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard to attempt to fly around the world in solar plane

10 years, 9 months ago

Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard to attempt to fly around the world in solar plane

Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard is planning a world record-breaking attempt to fly around the world in a solar-powered aeroplane. Adventurer completed record balloon circumnavigation However, this is not Piccard's first record-breaking flight. "A lot of countries asked me to go and speak in parliamentary commissions, sustainable commissions, political parties who are against these climate change issues," Piccard said. "Everybody is too small to make a difference for the future of the world, but everyone is big enough to improve the situation in his own country by putting on the market new clean technologies that are profitable, create new jobs and make profit and growth," he said.

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World's first solar plane's take-off from Ahmedabad delayed due to red-tape, alleges pilot

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Solar Impulse 2 takes off from Ahmedabad for next leg of historic journey

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Solar Impulse 2 plane makes successful first landing in Oman in round-the-world record attempt

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Solar-power plane airborne on historic round-the-world trip

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Solar Impulse 2 completes first test flight ahead of its 22,000-mile round-the-world journey next month

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Solar-powered Impulse 2 HB-SIB aeroplane set to fly around the world

10 years, 10 months ago

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Solar-powered plane set for first cross-country flight from California

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