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Switzerland Solar Impulse Pictures

By M&C May 13, 2011, 12:17 GMT

The experimental aircraft 'Solar Impulse', HB-SIA, with Solar Impulse's Chief Executive Officer and pilot Andre Borschberg, left, and Solar Impulse's team chief Bertrand Piccard, right, pose as the plane is prepared to take off for its first international flight to Brussels at the airbase in Payerne, Switzerland, 13 May 2011. Solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse, the zero fuel airplane, attempt today its first international flight to Brussels. The Solar Impulse project aims to circumnavigate the world with an aircraft, with a 63.40 metres wingspan, powered only by solar energy. EPA/LAURENT GILLIERON

The experimental aircraft 'Solar Impulse', HB-SIA, is prepared to take off for its first international flight to Brussels at the airbase in Payerne, Switzerland, 13 May 2011. Solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse, the zero fuel airplane, attempt today its first international flight to Brussels. The Solar Impulse project aims to circumnavigate the world with an aircraft, with a 63.40 metres wingspan, powered only by solar energy. EPA/LAURENT GILLIERON

The experimental aircraft 'Solar Impulse', HB-SIA, with Solar Impulse's Chief Executive Officer and pilot Andre Borschberg, right, and Solar Impulse's team chief Bertrand Piccard, left, is prepared to take off for its first international flight to Brussels at the airbase in Payerne, Switzerland, 13 May 2011. Solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse, the zero fuel airplane, attempt today its first international flight to Brussels. The Solar Impulse project aims to circumnavigate the world with an aircraft, with a 63.40 metres wingspan, powered only by solar energy. EPA/LAURENT GILLIERON

The experimental aircraft 'Solar Impulse', HB-SIA, with Solar Impulse's Chief Executive Officer and pilot Andre Borschberg takes off for its first international flight to Brussels at the airbase in Payerne, Switzerland, 13 May 2011. Solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse, the zero fuel airplane, attempt today its first international flight to Brussels. The Solar Impulse project aims to circumnavigate the world with an aircraft, with a 63.40 metres wingspan, powered only by solar energy. EPA/LAURENT GILLIERON

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