Solar Impulse lands in Geneva
The Solar Impulse plane has landed at a civilian airport for the first time.
Pilot André Borschberg flew the solar aircraft from its hangar in Payerne, canton Vaud, to Geneva International Airport on Tuesday.
With an average speed of 50km per hour, the flight took about four hours. Borschberg returned to Payerne in the afternoon.
On Wednesday the plane is scheduled to fly to Zurich, weather permitting.
The Solar Impulse made aviation history in July by flying through the night on solar power alone.
The project is the brainchild of adventurer Bertrand Piccard, who has teamed up with Borschberg in a bid to create a plane that can fly around the world using solar energy in 2013.
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