Solar Impulse, a solar-powered plane designed and built at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, a Swiss University, recently flew from Switzerland to Morocco, a 48-hr journey.

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 ...

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 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 ...

But the Solar Impulse plane does include some novel engineering feats. Its wings are covered with 11,000 solar cells, and it uses lightweight composite structural parts and has a wingspan of 210 ...

Solar-powered plane concepts typically focus on high-efficiency glider-type designs, so as to make the best possible use of the limited power available from the sun. [rctestflight] wanted to try a ...

When a load tries to draw more current than ... Check out the Solar Bear in action, flown here by [AJWoods]. We’ve previously covered solar plane entered into the Hackaday prize as well as ...

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 ...

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

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 ...