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  • Solar Impulse completes transcontinental flight, runs out of complimentary peanuts

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    Daniel Cooper
    Daniel Cooper
    06.07.2012

    The Impulse solar-powered plane has successfully completed its first transcontinental journey. It took 19 hours to jet between Madrid and Morocco -- with the plane's 12,000 solar cells swallowing enough power to keep it going long into the night. Pilots Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg can now look forward to planning their next voyage: a round the world cruise penciled in for 2014.