WASHINGTON, (APP/AFP) – An experimental, solar-powered aircraft
took off from Tulsa, in the midwestern US state of Oklahoma early Saturday, kicking off the latest phase of its record-breaking quest to circle
the globe without consuming a drop of fuel.
Solar Impulse 2, which aims to promote clean energy technologies,
departed at 4:22 am (0922 GMT) from Tulsa International Airport and was due to land at Dayton International Airport, Ohio, hours later, at 11:00 pm (0300 GMT Sunday), project organizers said.
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Solar Impulse 2 plane leaves Oklahoma on fuel-less flight
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