Building things with their own hands and then using those things outside, that’s how kids these days should discover basic engineering ... build your very own solar airplane.

The result of all of this work, Solar Impulse 2, is certainly a feat of engineering. The plane boasts a wingspan larger than a B-747 jumbo jet, but only weighs around 5,000 pounds, which is ...

The initial work on the plane was done at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, with engineering work performed by the Solar Impulse team itself. Once that was done, many of the ...

The unveiling of the solar-powered plane, Skydweller ... officials on hand Monday said they envision the company becoming a draw for tech, expanding on the various companies already plying ...

Instead of just trying to slap solar panels to an existing plane, an airframe should ideally be designed from the ground up as a balancing act between a range of factors. These include weight ...

April 7, 2010 Solar-powered plane makes successful maiden flight By BRADLEY S. KLAPPER , Associated Press Writer ...

In a huge first for aviation, the solar powered plane, Solar Impulse took off early Friday morning from Moffett Field in California to start the first leg of a pioneering cross-country flight.

Kapolei, Apr 22: Two pilots are slowly carving their way into a new future of solar-powered flight as one of them embarks on the latest leg of their around-the-world journey in a plane powered ...

A solar plane with wings as wide as a 747 and the power of a small motorboat took to the skies for the first time Wednesday, cruising a mile high at low speeds for nearly 1½ hours in a step ...

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) - A solar-powered plane has landed in Texas, completing the second leg of a trip across the United States. The Solar Impulse is making the first attempt by a solar airplane ...