Electric Aircraft In The Spotlight
By Bill Garvey william_garvey@aviationweek.com
Two family names, famous for their aviation exploits, are back in the news again for helping expand the envelope of powered flight – one for a record flight that ended just this morning.
The Solar Impulse, a spindly-looking aircraft “fueled” solely by the sun’s energy, touched down at 0900 this morning in Payerne, Switzerland, having just spent 26 hours and 9 ...
