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Round-The-World Solar Plane Lands in Hawaii
2015-07-03 22:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: The world`s first attempt to circumnavigate the Earth by a piloted fixed-wing aircraft using only solar power has completed the longest, most difficult leg of its journey. Landing in Hawaii at 5:55am local time after flying more than five days and nights from Nagoya, Japan to encourage the use of clean technologies, the solar-powered plane Solar Impulse, with André Borschberg at the controls, taxied to a stop in Kalaeloa, on the island of Oahu. Solar Impulse 2 approaches the island of Oahu,...
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Solar plane breaks record for longest non-stop solo flight in history
2015-07-03 19:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A plane which is attempting to complete the first ever round-the-world solar powered flight lands in Hawaii. The plane took off from Nagoya in Japan on 29 June, meaning the flight has broken the record for the longest non-stop solo journey in history. The previous record was 72 hours; pilot André Borschberg lands after having been in the air for just under 118 hours.
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Solar plane closes in on Hawaii
2015-07-03 13:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Solar Impulse, the aeroplane that is powered only by the sun, has landed in Hawaii after making a historic 8,000km flight across the Pacific from Japan. Pilot Andre Borschberg brought the vehicle gently down onto the runway at Kalaeloa Airport just before 06:00 local time (16:00 GMT; 17:00 BST). The distance covered and the time spent in the air - 118 hours - are records for manned, solar-powered flight. The duration is also an absolute record for a solo, un-refuelled journey. Mr Borschberg's...
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Old camera bag causes bomb scare on New York-bound plane
2015-06-25 19:12:00| Footwear - Topix.net
A Turkish Airlines plane is seen in Copenhagen Airport, Denmark, Thursday, June 25, 2015 . Danish police says a New York-bound Turkish Airlines plane made an emergency landing at Copenhagen's international airport after an old camera bag, possibly forgotten by a passenger, caused a bomb scare.
Old camera bag causes bomb scare on New York-bound plane
2015-06-25 18:57:46| Apparel - Topix.net
A Turkish Airlines plane is seen in Copenhagen Airport, Denmark, Thursday, June 25, 2015 . Danish police says a New York-bound Turkish Airlines plane made an emergency landing at Copenhagen's international airport after an old camera bag, possibly forgotten by a passenger, caused a bomb scare.
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