New solar plane is as big as a 747, will circumnavigate the globe Solar Impulse's new solar plane can fly up to 5 days straight.

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 … ...

Proving solar flight can work Solar Impulse's flight around the world is really the first big step proving that solar flight is possible for long durations. The aircraft has currently flown 29,837 ...

The prototype of the 100% solar-powered Solar Impulse aircraft was unveiled near Zurich on June 26th.

Solar Impulse 2 is seen on a test flight over Hawaii on March 27. The owners of the solar-powered plane are set to resume their attempt to fly it around the world.

The Solar Impulse team says the flights to Belgium and France, slated for Tuesday, are a big challenge because the plane will need to navigate across international air traffic networks.

Creators of the Solar Impulse plane view aircraft as high-flying equal to Tesla.

Solar aircraft have crossed the continent, soared almost three times higher than jet airliners and even flown through the night. The last great test is circumnavigating the globe, and a Swiss team ...

The round-the-world journey in a solar-powered plane is on pause until next year, on account of some fried batteries.

This solar-powered plane — currently being flown around the world by Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg — didn’t use a drop of kerosene on its epic trip across the Pacific Ocean.

This is a big deal. For the first time, a two-pilot team was able to circle the globe without using a drop of fossil fuel. The 5,070-pound solar-powered aircraft with a 236-foot wingspan was ...