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The flight of the Solar Impulse is a combination of high technology, the spirit of man to take a step into the unknown, and sheer adventure. André Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard are on their way for the first flight around the world in an aircraft that uses electric power as its only source of propulsion. The solar impulse is a 2-place aircraft powered by 4 electric motors. The power source is batteries, but more than 17,000 solar cells built into the top of the wing provide the charging capability for the
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The 26th Annual International Women In Aviation Conference that took place last week was a rousing success that will have a continuing effect on the thousands of attendees. The fact that the usually sunny Dallas, Texas location was covered with a blanket of snow when attendees arrived did not put a chill on the conference. The Boeing South Carolina facility has now been approved by the FAA to produce the 787-9 Dreamliners. This was achieved through the addition of this facility t
A series of predetermined maneuvers for the orderly transfer of an aircraft under instrument flight conditions from the beginning of the initial approach to a landing or to a point from which a landing may be made visually.
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