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First-ever worldwide flight using no fuel except solar energy lands in Cairo

Newsday

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The experimental solar-powered plane, Solar Impulse, has landed in Cairo, completing the penultimate leg of its journey to circumnavigate the world. It touched down after flying over the pyramids at Giza , two days after setting off from Spain. The last leg will see Solar Impulse return to Abu Dhabi, where its journey began sixteen months ago. Andre Borschberg is one of the two pilots who says it has been a meaningful morning. (Picture: The Solar Impulse flying over the Pyramids in Egypt; Credit: Solar Impulse)

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