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Solar-powered plane revealed in Switzerland

Clip: 4/13/2014 | 1m 50s

Solar-powered plane revealed in Switzerland

Following 12 years of research and testing, designers and pilots Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg debuted a huge solar-powered plane in Switzerland this week. The plane, which boasts a wingspan winder than a 747's, is covered in more than 17,000 solar cells. Hari Sreenivasan reports.

04/13/2014 | Rating NR

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