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Solar Impulse 2 completes global fuel-free flight

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Azizi, ReyJuly 26, 2016

The first fuel-free aircraft to circle the globe has relied on 17,000 solar cells embedded into its broad wings. Pilots Piccard and Borschberg have returned to Abu Dhabi after completing a 42,000 kilometer journey.

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