The second version of the 100% solar-powered airplane, Solar Impulse, has been completed. It debuted April 9 in Payerne, Switzerland. The new airplane will be the one used in next year's attempted ...

In its round-the-world tour, the plane Solar Impulse 2 has become a showcase for Sun-powered technology, featuring innovations which could have a bright commercial future. What's new about it? Solar ...

Solar Impulse 2 is scheduled to take off next year and fly around the world using only the sun as an energy source. A lot of advanced engineering went into this craft, but we're still a long way from ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The Solar Impulse 2 took off from Moffett Field this morning to continue its historic journey around the world. It's headed next to Phoenix, Arizona. RELATED: Solar Impulse 2 ...

Solar Impulse 2 has set a new world record for the longest non-stop solo flight. Landing in Hawaii Friday morning local time, the sun-powered plane, piloted by Andre Borschberg, stayed in the air for ...

A team of Swiss engineers, aviation experts, and designers is finishing final preparations to launch Solar Impulse 2, a solar-powered plane with a wingspan larger than a Boeing 747. When Solar Impulse ...

Solar Impulse 2 (“Si2”), the world’s most advanced solar-powered airplane and the first to fly day and night without fuel, landed successfully in Nanjing, People’s Republic of China, following a 20 ...

The Solar Impulse 2 is traveling from China to Hawaii. — -- It's the launch of the newest adventure in this first-of-its-kind aircraft. For the next 130 hours, six days and six nights with no ...

Two filmmakers spent more than a year chronicling the Solar Impulse 2 as it flew around the world with no fuel.Their Nova film takes us inside the cockpit. This Solar-Powered Plane Can Now Fly Around ...

There are many reasons why the recent landing of the Solar Impulse 2 in Northern California is not the beginning of a new era in commercial flight — and none of those reasons matter. The journey ...

PHOENIX — A solar-powered plane attempting to make a trip around the world landed late Monday at Phoenix Goodyear Airport. The plane flew in from Moffett Airfield in Mountain View, Calif. The 720-mile ...

A solar-powered aircraft flying from Japan to Hawaii on the most perilous leg of a round-the-globe bid has beaten the record for the longest solo flight, organizers said Thursday. But they admitted ...