The aircraft that proved solar power could circle the Earth just lost power forever. Solar Impulse 2-the pioneering plane that completed aviation’s first solar-powered circumnavigation in 2016-crashed ...

Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan beat the altitude record for a solar-powered electric plane in a flight that took him soaring to 9,521 meters, or 31,237 feet, his team announced Wednesday. The SolarStratos ...

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Another air record has been (unofficially) broken as a prop-driven solar/electric aircraft reached the highest altitude yet for its type. On August 12, 2025, a modified Elektra One reached 31,237 feet ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Solar-powered aircraft seem doomed to repeat the myth of Icarus, whose homemade wings melted ...

Humanity has always dreamed of creating a kind of aircraft that’s capable of staying airborne indefinitely. Ok, maybe not humanity per se, but those of us who are into waging war or protecting borders ...

The power of yoga and self-hypnosis are being harnessed to prop up the endurance of the pilots of the solar plane which set off Monday on a first round-the-world tour. The Solar Impulse 2 left Abu ...