Fuel-Free Flight | André Borschberg

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Channel: World Economic Forum · 2017 · News & Politics

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André Borschberg is the co-founder, CEO and pilot of Solar Impulse, an aircraft which made history by flying around the world using only solar power. After a brief presentation on the story so far and the potential of solar-powered flight, André answers questions on subjects including his inspirations, the importance of perseverance, and the engineering challenges of taking off using electric propulsion and storing enough solar power to keep flying during the night-time.

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