Good job the Sun is out in the USA.

[Flying Officer Kyte]

A little bit of history.

http://www.pcper.com/news/General-Tech/Solar-Impulse-HB-SIA-Aircraft-Completes-Its-Tour-Across-USA-Solar-Power-Alone

Rob.

[Guntruck]

If they had tried it in the UK before this week they would have been lucky to have got it from London to Milton Keynes! :D

[Пилот]

That could be a new era.

[csadn]

That could be a new era.

Not really -- the airplane is too fragile to do much more than set records; even a moderate wind would snap the wings off.