Fly around the world, on empty

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In 1927, Charles Lindberg, flew from Paris to New York solo and kicked off the air transportation industry. Today, Bertrand Piccard carries on the torch with his project Solar Impulse. He plans to fly around the world with no fuel – just solar panels and batteries. For a great description of his project and motivations, watch the TED talk:

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