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Solar Plane Is About To Embark On A Round-The-World Trip: During the summer of 2013, two Swiss pilots embarked on a record-setting journey across the United States in a solar-powered airplane. The plane, Solar Impulse, was the first solar-powered aircraft capable of flying day and night without requiring so much as a drop of fuel. The ambitious duo made it from coast-to-coast, starting near San Francisco and ending in New York City.