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The science and technology of electric flight is being put to the ultimate test. The all electric Solar Impulse 2 is about to begin its crossing of the Pacific Ocean from Nanjing, China. Andre Borschberg will be the pilot for the initial leg of the ocean crossing, which is expected to take as long as five days. Of course, a ditching is something that is planned for, but not anticipated. Still, it’s reported that the developers of Solar Impulse 2 admit they are nervous about the crossing. Borschberg will fly the first leg to Hawaii, and then Bertrand Piccard will take over and fly the airplane on to southern California. A former student pilot alle

ANN’s roving News Editor, Tom Patton, stopped to talk about gyro planes while he was attending the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo at Sebring, Florida. He had the chance to talk to Chris Lord, the president and CEO of Pictaio aerospace.