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Conditions at Payerne airport<\/a> were optimal on 5 May 2017\u00a0as SolarStratos<\/a> was rolled out of the hangar for its inaugural flight. Test pilot Damian Hischier flew for 7 minutes at an altitude of 300 meters before landing and returning to the hangar. The test flight went off without a hitch, and the SolarStratos team will now focus on studying the results before scheduling a longer flight at higher altitude.<\/p>\n

The initiator of this pioneering project, Rapha\u00ebl Domjan, was very happy with how the plane behaved. His vision is to prove the potential of renewable energy and the importance of energy efficiency. \u201cElectric and solar vehicles are among the major challenges of the 21st<\/sup> century. Our plane, which can fly at 25,000 meters, opens a window to electric and solar-powered high-altitude aviation \u2013 something that has never before been attempted. Only by flying can we work out the plane\u2019s limits and today\u2019s short flight was an important first step on this pathway\u201d, he said in a press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n

SolarStratos aims to be the first manned solar-powered airplane to penetrate the stratosphere. Initial stratospheric flights are scheduled for 2018, while the first commercial flights are foreseen for 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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