SWISS SOLAR PLANE MAKES HISTORY WITH 24 - HOUR FLIGHT

A solar powered aircraft of Swiss make with pilot Andre Borschberg on board, created history by flying around for 26 hours at a stretch before making a seamless landing at Payerne airbase in western Switzerland at 9.01 am. on Thursday.The entire project was masterminded by team chief,Bertrand Piccard.The aircraft had taken off from Payerne at 04.51 GMT on Wednesday,for 14 hours of sunshine to power its engines and charge its batteries for the night flight through its array of 12,000 solar cells.

This successful research according to me is a great milestone in the endeavor to promote aviation through use of cleaner energy.It has the potential to minimize significantly,the use of naphtha(aeroplane fuel),which is responsible for pollution of untold measures and also promotes global warming.It would also contribute to aeroplane travel becoming more cheaper and affordable for the general public.