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A plane called Solar Impulse 2 is hoping to make history by becoming the first solar-powered plane to fly around the world. Its two pilots, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, will embark on a five month trip, with stops in India, Myanmar, the US and Europe. They'll take off from sun-soaked Abu Dhabi, from where Bertrand Piccard spoke to Newshour's James Coomarasamy. (Photo: Solar Impulse 2, the only solar air plane able to fly day and night without a drop of fuel, flying over the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Credit: EPA/Solar Impulse/Revillard/Rezo.ch)