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BRUSSELS — A solar-powered plane landed in Brussels on Friday evening after a 12-hour flight from Switzerland, the futuristic aircraft’s first international sortie.
The Solar Impulse single- seater prototype took off from Payerne airfield in Switzerland at 8:40 a.m. after a three-hour delay because of strong winds.
The four-engine plane with the wingspan of a Boeing 777 made its 2009 maiden flight in Switzerland, and further tests have all taken place there.
Last year, it completed a 26-hour nonstop flight that proved the plane can stay aloft at night.
Denver Post wire services
