Driven by vision and muscle alone, a small team set out to achieve the unthinkable - flight without fuel. Through countless ...

Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan beat the altitude record for a solar-powered electric plane in a flight that took him soaring to 9,521 metres, his team announced Wednesday. The SolarStratos plane made the ...

Swiss eco-explorer Raphaël Domjan is one step closer — or around 31,200 feet — to the stratosphere. The adventurer's ride there was much different from airliners that typically travel at that height.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- A solar-powered airplane landed in California on Saturday, completing a risky, three-day flight across the Pacific Ocean as part of its journey around the world. A ...

Show more Show less The SolarStratos plane has 22 square metres of solar panels on its wings Swiss pilot Raphael Domjan describes himself as an eco-adventurer The SolarStratos plane took off from Sion ...