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Si2. Tentativo di giro del mondo: l'aereo solare conquista il primo record

Ahmedabad, India - Solar Impulse è atterrato ad Ahmedabad (India) dopo aver attraversato il Mar Arabico, completando la distanza più lunga mai volata da un velivolo di questo tipo nella storia dell'aviazione

Dopo un pit-stop di undici ore a Muscat (Oman) dell'amministratore delegato e cofondatore di Solar Impulse André Borschberg, il tentativo di effettuare il primo giro del mondo con un aereo solare è proseguito in India. Bertrand Piccard ha pilotato il Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) da Muscat ad Ahmedabad (India), volando attraverso il Mar Arabico e stabilendo il primato mondiale di distanza diretta, record c...

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Roma, Italia, 03/11/2015 18:25
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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