Solar Impulse adventurer Bertrand Piccard: ‘We did it!’

After years of hard work, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg have completed the first-ever, round-the-world solar flight. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

This content was published on July 26, 2016 - 12:11

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Solar Impulse atterrit à Abu Dhabi
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«Ce l’abbiamo fatta!»
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¡Lo logramos!: Bertrand Piccard
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Bertrand Piccard: “Nós conseguimos!”
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操縦士ベルトラン・ピカールさん「ついに成し遂げた」
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سولار إمبولس تحط الرحال في أبوظبي
中文

阳光动力号飞抵终点，驾驶员皮卡尔说：“我们成功了！”
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Бертран Пикар: «Это как сон»!

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