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Hot-Air Ballooning at the Reno Air Races with Brian Jones

James M. Clash | Posted 05.25.2011

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They call it "auto racing in the sky." Every year, aircraft owners gather in Reno to compete on big ovals, like NASCAR, except the tracks are in the clouds.

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'Solar Impulse,' Solar-Powered Plane, Takes Off For 24-Hour Test Flight

AP | FRANK JORDANS and ELIANE ENGELER | Posted 05.25.2011

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(AP) GENEVA — An experimental solar-powered plane took off from western Switzerland on Wednesday for a 24-hour test flight – a key step in...

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Solar Plane Test Flight: Bertrand Piccard Tests Round-The-World Solar Plane

AP | BRADLEY S. KLAPPER | Posted 05.25.2011

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PAYERNE, Switzerland — At the pace of a fast bicycle, a solar-powered plane took to the skies for its maiden flight Wednesday, passing an import...

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Are Solar-Powered Airplanes In Our Future?

GOOD | Future Transportation > Tobin Hack on March 1, 2010 at 5:00 Am PST | Posted 05.25.2011

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In Switzerland, two pioneers are coming closer and closer to a flight around the world powered only by solar energy....

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