Solar Impulse stops off in Madrid on its way to Morocco

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Solar Impulse founder Andre Borschberg gets out of the cockpit during stopover in Madrid. (Photo: Solar Impulse/Jean Revillard)

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An aircraft powered with solar energy has landed in Madrid on its way to Morocco. Solar Impulse, a project by Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, completed the first leg of its flight to Morocco last Friday. The stopover was scheduled purely for technical reasons and to change pilots.

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