Swiss Pilots Circumnavigate Globe in Solar Plane

1,336 views · Published 13 December 2012 · 2:56 · Indexed 23 October 2026

Channel: The Wall Street Journal · 2012 · Science & Technology

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Aviation pioneers Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg confirmed on Wednesday that they plan to fly across the United States next year, as they set their sights on becoming the first pilots to circumnavigate the globe in a solar-powered aircraft. Photo:Getty Images.


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